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Only Lovers Left Alive

Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister. Can these wise but fragile outsiders continue to survive as the modern world collapses around them?

Only Lovers Left Alive
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Cast:

Tom Hiddleston
Tilda Swinton
Mia Wasikowska
John Hurt
Jeffrey Wright
Anton Yelchin

Director:
Jim Jarmusch

Producer:
Jeremy Thomas, Reinhard Brundig

Written by:
Jim Jarmusch

Distributor:
Soda Pictures, Pandora Film Verleih, Sony Picture Classics

Budget:
$7 million

Box Office:
$7 million

Metacritic Score:
77%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
85%

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