A Hologram for the King (2016)

  • R
  • 04/20/2016 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 37m

How far will you go? To find yourself.

Overview

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.

Tom Tykwer

Director, Screenplay

Dave Eggers

Novel

Cast

Tom Hanks's headshot

Tom Hanks

Alan Clay
Sarita Choudhury's headshot

Sarita Choudhury

Dr. Zahra Hakeem
Sidse Babett Knudsen's headshot

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Hanne
Ben Whishaw's headshot

Ben Whishaw

Dave
Tom Skerritt's headshot

Tom Skerritt

Ron Clay
Tracey Fairaway's headshot

Tracey Fairaway

Kitty Clay
David Menkin's headshot

David Menkin

Brad
Omar Elba's headshot

Omar Elba

Yousef

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