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Film · 2020

Tenet

Directed by Christopher Nolan · starring John David Washington, Jefferson Hall and Robert Pattinson

  • 2 h 30 min
  • Action · Drama · Thriller
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 25 August 2020
  • 7.6 Users33 votes
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Synopsis

A man (John David Washington, 'BlacKkKlansman', 'Ballers', 'The Old Man and the Gun) passes a trust test when he refuses to betray his colleagues even on the pain of death and is welcomed to join an elite experience known as 'The Afterlife'. In 'The Afterlife', he joins a network of international spies alongside his partner (Robert Pattinson, 'Twilight', 'The Lighthouse', 'The King') as they all work towards to urgent goal of preventing World War Three. The man is given the code word "tenet", unaware of just how much weight that one word carries in this world of time travel, espionage and revolution.

'Tenet' is the upcoming spy thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan, whose other works include 'Dunkirk', 'Interstellar', 'Batman Begins' and 'Inception'. Joining the cast are Elizabeth Debicki ('The Great Gatsby', 'Vita & Virginia', 'Widows'), Aaron Taylor-Johnson ('Noctural Animals', 'Anna Karenina', 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'), Kenneth Branagh ('Much Ado About Nothing, 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'Upstart Crow'), Clémence Poésy ('Genius', 'The Tunnel', 'In Bruges'), Michael Caine ('Educating Rita', 'Alfie', 'Kingsman: The Secret Service') , Himesh Patel ('Yesterday', 'Eastenders', 'The Aeronauts') and Andrew Howard ('Watchmen', 'The Outpost', 'The Oath').

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The essentials

Runtime
150 min2 hours and 30 minutes
Budget
$205Warner Bros. Pictures
How long is Tenet?
2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes).
When was Tenet released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 25 August 2020.
Who directed Tenet?
Christopher Nolan.
Who is in Tenet?
It stars John David Washington, Jefferson Hall, Robert Pattinson and Andrew Howard.
Where can I watch Tenet?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on HBO Max, Netflix and Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (24)
Director
Christopher Nolan
Writers
Christopher Nolan
Music
Travis Scott
Producers
Christopher Nolan, Marco Valerio Pugini
Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema

Videos and trailers

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'Tenet' final trailer 3:0921 August 2020

Photos and posters

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Reviews

7.6 33 votes
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Awards

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Soundtrack

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  1. The PlanTravis Scott Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Metaphorical title

    The title of the movie "Tenet" is a palindrome, a word that reads the same from the beginning as from the end.

  • Sorrounded by Batman

    Robert Pattinson received the news that he would be the next Batman would in the first day of filming of this film. Christopher Nolan directed the Dark Knight trilogy whose main character was Batman, played by Christian Bale.

  • Temporary reunion

    Kenneth Branagh has previously worked with Christopher Nolan, in Dunkirk.

  • Debut in Hollywood

    It is the first work of Indian actress Dimple Kapadia in Hollywood.

  • Everything remains in family

    Kenneth Branagh directed the father of the protagonist (John David Washington), Denzel Washington, in the movie Much Ado About Nothing in 1993.

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