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Youth (2015)

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director: Paolo Sorrentino
actor: Harvey Keitel Jane Fonda Michael Caine Paul Dano Rachel Weisz
writer: Paolo Sorrentino

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Fred and Mick, two old friends approaching their eighties, are enjoying a vacation in a lovely hotel in the foothills of the Alps. Fred, a retired composer and conductor, has no intention of returning to his music career which he dropped a long time ago, while Mick, a director, is still working, hurrying to finish the screenplay of his latest film. Both friends know that their days are numbered and decide to face their future together. But unlike them, no one else seems worried about the passing of time… [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]

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