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Wonderstruck (Original title)
Date: 2017 (Release)

Country: USA

Director: Todd Haynes

Synopsis: In 1977, following his mother’s death in a traffic accident and his loss of hearing after being struck by lightning, 12-year-old Ben travels to New York from Gunflint, Minnesota to search for his absent father. Meanwhile, in 1927, Rose flees her neglectful father, and takes the boat from New Jersey to New York in search of silent screen actress Lillian Mayhew. Once in the city, Ben and Rose are both drawn to the American Museum of Natural History, where their seemingly disparate paths mysteriously intertwine.

Genres:
Drama, Children's

Subjects:
Deaf people, Childhood, Fathers, Silent cinema, Actresses, New York City, American Museum of Natural History
Releases
Date: 20 October 2017Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour and Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 117 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 06 April 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour and Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 117 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: StudioCanal Limited