This year’s 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will open with director Michael Showalter’s unconventional romantic comedy The Big Sick, and close with director Denis Villeneuve’s mysterious sci-fi Arrival
Arrival
NAME OF FILM: ARRIVAL
DIRECTOR(S): Denis Villeneuve
STARRING: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
GENRE: Sci-Fi Film
SYNOPSIS: A compelling and provocative science fiction thriller that centers on extraterrestrial first contact, from acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.
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