10/17/2012

Cloud Atlas (2012)

By Paras Pitafi
Correspondent, SAM Daily Times




Cloud Atlas is an epic sci-fi/fantasy adventure-drama film written and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer. An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.


It was adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by David Mitchell. With a budget of $100 million, a portion of which came from Warner Bros., but most of which was raised from independent sources, Cloud Atlas is one of the most expensive independent film of all time.

Synopsis: Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Each member of the ensemble appears in multiple roles as the stories move through time.

The film was premiered on September 9, 2012, at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation. It is scheduled to be released on October 26, 2012 in conventional and IMAX theaters.

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