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Swan Song
Directed by
Benjamin Cleary
Produced by Mahershala Ali, Jonathan King, Rebecca Bourke, Jacob Perlin, Adam Shulman, and Mimi Valdes
Written by Benjamin Cleary
Produced by Mahershala Ali, Jonathan King, Rebecca Bourke, Jacob Perlin, Adam Shulman, and Mimi Valdes
Written by Benjamin Cleary
With:
Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Awkwafina, Glenn Close, Nyasha Hatendi, Adam Beach, and Lee Shorten
Cinematography:
Masanobu Takayanagi
Editing: Nathan Nugent
Music: Jay Wadley
Editing: Nathan Nugent
Music: Jay Wadley
Runtime:
112 min
Release Date: 17 December 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 17 December 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Ali's nuanced dual performance adds weight to Cleary’s existential drama about a family man with a terminal illness who considers sparing the grief of his loved ones by replacing himself with a clone. Premise too facile and execution too inert to provoke much contemplation of the questions the movie asks.