Directed by:
Ari FolmanScreenplay:
Ari FolmanCinematography:
Michal EnglertComposer:
Max RichterCast:
Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Frances Fisher, Don McManus, Sami Gayle, Jon Hamm, Michael Stahl-David (more)VOD (4)
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Playing a version of herself, Robin Wright is an ageing actress who decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. In a deal brokered by her agent (Harvey Keitel) and studio head (Danny Huston), her alias will be controlled by the studio, starring in any film they want with no restrictions. In return, she receives healthy compensation so she can care for her ailing son, and her digitised character will stay forever young. Twenty years later, with her contract expiring, Robin is invited to take part in ‘The Congress’ convention as she makes her comeback, straight into the world of future fantasy cinema. Written and directed by the visionary Ari Folman, and co-starring Jon Hamm, The Congress is a journey beyond imagination. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Robin Wright
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Unbreakable (2000)
Paul Giamatti
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Harvey Keitel
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Danny Huston
Italy
Best movies:
21 Grams (2003)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Australia
Best movies:
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Elvis (2022)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Frances Fisher
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Don McManus
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Magnolia (1999)
Ocean's 13 (2007)
Sami Gayle
USA
Best movies:
Detachment (2011)
The Congress (2013)
Hateship Loveship (2013)
Jon Hamm
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Richard Jewell (2019)
The Town (2010)
Michael Stahl-David
USA
Best movies:
Cloverfield (2008)
In Your Eyes (2014)
The Congress (2013)
Michael Landes
USA
Best movies:
Shot Caller (2017)
Arthur the King (2024)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Sarah Shahi
USA
Best movies:
Crossing Over (2009)
The Congress (2013)
Old School (2003)
August Wittgenstein
West Germany
Best movies:
Ku'damm 56 (2016) (series)
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
Ku'damm 63 (2021) (series)
Jörg Vincent Malotki
West Germany
Best movies:
The Congress (2013)
One Way (2006)
Tatort (1970) (series)
John Lacy
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
Dogfight (1991)
Die Hard 4.0 (2007)
Cooper Thornton
USA
Best movies:
Gone Girl (2014)
Changeling (2008)
Sully: Miracle on the Hudson (2016)
Kevin Thompson
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Blade Runner (1982)
Jackass 3D (2010)
Christopher B. Duncan
USA
Best movies:
My Name is Khan (2010)
Three Kings (1999)
The Congress (2013)
Sabrina Macchi
Best movies:
The Congress (2013)
Operation Finale (2018)