

Holy Motors
2012-07-02 · 115 min · ★ 7.0
We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.
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Production details
- Directors
- Leos Carax
- Production companies
- Pierre Grise Productions, Théo Films, Pandora Filmproduktion, ARTE France Cinéma, WDR, ARTE
- Countries
- Germany, France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,088,433
Top Cast
Denis LavantMr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer
Édith ScobCéline
Eva MendesKay M
Kylie MinogueEva Grace
Élise LhomeauLéa
Jeanne DissonAngèle
Michel PiccoliMan with the Wine Stain
Leos CaraxThe Sleeper / Limousine (voice)
Nastya Golubeva CaraxLittle Girl
Reda OumouzouneMo-Cap Acrobat
ZlataCyber Woman
Geoffrey CareyHarry T-Bone, Photographer / Limousine (voice)
Annabelle Dexter-JonesJamie, Assistant Photographer
Élise Caron
Ahcène Nini
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