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The Roads Not Taken

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Directed by Sally Potter
Produced by Christopher Sheppard
Written by Sally Potter
With: Javier Bardem, Elle Fanning, Branka Katic, Salma Hayek, Dimitri Andreas, Katia Mullova-Brind, Milena Tscharntke, and Laura Linney
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Editing: Sally Potter, Emilie Orsini, and Jason Rayton
Music: Sally Potter
Runtime: 85 min
Release Date: 13 March 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Elle Fanning delivers a deeply moving performance as a young woman dealing with her father's dementia in Sally Potter's personal film, which 
spends as much time inside the mind of the father (Javier Bardem) in a confusing attempt to draw parallels between the life choices of both individuals.