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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

Name: The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
Director: Xavier Dolan
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-03-13
Cast: Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates

Drama

A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

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Cast

Kit HaringtonNatalie PortmanJacob TremblaySusan SarandonKathy BatesBen SchnetzerThandiwe NewtonJared KeesoChris ZylkaAmara KaranEmily HampshireMichael Gambon

Director

Xavier Dolan

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