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Anon (2018)

Anon poster
Directed by
Andrew Niccol
Genre
cyberpunk, science fiction film, thriller film, speculative fiction film, dystopian film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1,744 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a future where everyone's life is constantly recorded and visible, a detective tracks a hacker who can erase herself from the surveillance system. He becomes obsessed with her and the crimes she may be hiding.

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What happens

Anon is a 2018 cyberpunk thriller film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. An international co-production of Canada, Germany and the United States, the film stars Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried, with Colm Feore, Mark O'Brien, Sonya Walger, Joe Pingue and Iddo Goldberg appearing in supporting roles. Set in a futuristic world where privacy and anonymity no longer exist, the plot follows a troubled detective (Owen) who comes across a young woman (Seyfried) who has evaded the government's transparency system. The film was released in the United States, Canada and other territories on Netflix on 4 May 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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