Cloud Atlas 2012

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 172 min

genre: science fiction

theme: epic

director: Lana Wachowski

Score: 7 / 10

Cloud Atlas is a 2012 epic science fiction film written and directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer. Based on the 2004 novel by David Mitchell, it has multiple plots occurring during six eras in time, with the cast members performing multiple roles.

Plot

The story jumps between eras, spanning hundreds of years, until each storyline eventually resolves. Writings from characters in prior storylines are found in future storylines. Characters appear to recur in each era, but change relationships to each other. Slaves or abusers often change roles, suggesting reincarnation or other connection between souls through the ages.

Cast

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author	Lana Wachowski Lilly Wachowski The Wachowskis Tom Tykwer
contentLocation	Belgium England San Francisco Scotland
director	Lana Wachowski Lilly Wachowski Tom Tykwer
editor	Alexander Berner
events	cloning seamanship slavery
genre	drama fantasy mystery science fiction
keywords	abolition movement abolitionism in the united states advanced aleksandr solzhenitsyn amanuensis assassination attempt ban chatham islands enslave fast food hawaii heal hide high technology kill married moriori moriori people nuclear physicist nuclear power nuclear reactor nursing home old flame record record store reincarnation rescue sacred search seoul sex worker sleep stowaway stows away to compose whip write
musicBy	Johnny Klimek Reinhold Heil Tom Tykwer
producer	Grant Hill Lana Wachowski Lilly Wachowski Stefan Arndt Tom Tykwer
publisher	The Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	Berlin Edinburgh Mallorca
theme	cyberpunk dystopian epic gangster lgbt-related lgbt-related science fiction narrative post-apocalyptic science fantasy