A Hologram for the King
2016 · 1h 38m · Comedy, Drama · Germany, United States of America · Rated R (US)
How far will you go? To find yourself.
Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.
Written & directed by
Tom TykwerBased on the novel by
Dave Eggers5.9Smart score
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