Actors (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent) take on multiple roles in an epic that spans five centuries. An attorney harbors a fleeing slave on a voyage from the Pacific Islands in 1849; a poor composer in pre-World War II Britain struggles to finish his magnum opus before a past act catches up with him; a genetically engineered worker in 2144 feels the forbidden stirring of human consciousness -- and so on. As souls are born and reborn, they renew their bonds to one another throughout time.
Release date: October 26, 2012 (USA)
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Lilly Wachowski
Box office: 130.5 million USD
Nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, MORE
Awards: German Film Award for Best Production Design, MORE
Adapted from: Cloud Atlas