Release Date: April 16th, 2010
DVD Release Date: August 17th, 2010
PG-13|1 hr 54 min
Plot Summary
An academic (Omar Metwally) goes to Uruguay to persuade the heirs of a deceased author to grant him permission to write the man's biography.
Cast: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexandra Maria Lara, Norma Aleandro, Hiroyuki Sanada, Arturo Goetz
Director: James Ivory
Genres: Drama
Distributors: Screen Media Ventures
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