Melancholia

Name: Melancholia
Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgard, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland

Theatrical - Limited 2011-11-11

Cast Alexander Skarsgard Stellan Skarsgard Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Kiefer Sutherland John Hurt Charlotte Rampling
Directed by Lars Trier
Written by Lars Trier

Genres: Drama Science-Fiction Thriller

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In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire’s... See more best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth…

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