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Anonymous

Synopsis

A political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.

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Details

Year: 2011
Type of project: Features
Running time: 130 mins
Director: Roland Emmerich
Producer: Roland Emmerich, Larry J Franco, Robert Leger
Co-Producer: Christoph Fisser, Kirstin Winkler
Executive Producer: Volker Engel, John Orloff, Marc Weigert
Editor: Peter R. Adam
Screenwriter: John Orloff
Director of Photography: Anna Foerster
Production Designer: Sebastian Krawinkel
Composer: Harald Kloser, Thomas Wander
Principal cast: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, David Thewlis

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Columbia Picturers

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10202 W Washington Blvd
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USA
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Fax: +1 310 244 2626

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Centropolis Entertainment

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Kevin and Cassandra are a married couple who have lost their only daughter Hannah in a freak car accident. They both raised her differently. Kevin had been a traditional parent, Cassandra a permissive one. While Hannah had decided to exhibit her body and mind online, she cut adrift from her father and gravitates towards her mother. Her death drove a wedge between them. Their lounge becomes a battlefield where incendiary words and spiteful things are said. Their marriage is one where opposites no longer attract. Kevin is filled with loathing for his in-laws, his daughter’s boyfriend, himself. Cassandra wears her daughter’s favorite colours with pride and exhibits her painting on the walls. Kevin finds he is powerless in his home and Cassandra mocks the fact that it was her father who bought it. And when he finally leaves it, he leaves Cassandra forever.

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