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The Song of Names

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Directed by François Girard
Produced by Robert Lantos, Nick Hirschkorn, and Lyse Lafontaine
Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine Based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht
With: Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King, Eddie Izzard, Saul Rubinek, Gerran Howell, Richard Bremmer, Amy Sloan, and Julian Wadham
Cinematography: David Franco
Editing: Michel Arcand
Music: Howard Shore
Runtime: 113 min
Release Date: 25 December 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Intriguing post-WWII mystery drama about music, identity, remembrance, and two childhood friends, a British Christian and a Polish Jew, gets muddled in its puzzle-like telling but features some surprising and powerful scenes.