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A Hologram for the King

- How far will you go? To find yourself.

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.

Release Date : 2016-04-22

Language :ArabicEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PlaytoneX Filme Creative PoolPrimeridian EntertainmentDeux VingtWS FilmSilver ReelFábrica de Cine

Production Country : FranceGermanyMexicoSwitzerlandUnited States of AmericaCayman Islands

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Alan Clay

Original Name : Tom Hanks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Zahra Hakeem

Original Name : Sarita Choudhury

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hanne

Original Name : Sidse Babett Knudsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Ben Whishaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron Clay

Original Name : Tom Skerritt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kitty Clay

Original Name : Tracey Fairaway

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brad

Original Name : David Menkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yousef

Original Name : Omar Elba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ruby Clay

Original Name : Jane Perry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maha

Original Name : Amira El Sayed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cayley

Original Name : Christy Meyer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Karim Al-Ahmad

Original Name : Khalid Laith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : Jon Donahue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Ron

Original Name : Michael Baral

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Alan

Original Name : Lewis Rainer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel

Original Name : Megan Maczko

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eric Randall

Original Name : Eric Meyers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sayad

Original Name : Waleed Elgadi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mohammed

Original Name : Zaydun Khalaf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Haddad

Original Name : Jay Abdo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prince Jalawi

Original Name : Atheer Adel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hasan

Original Name : Dhafer L'Abidine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Kit

Original Name : Xara Eich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid Alan

Original Name : Alexander Molkenthin

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**About a salesman who went to sell his product sold himself.** I like this director, one of his film was in my all time favourite list. But I'm not sure what happened to him lately, he's not the same as what he was a decade ago. This is his worse to far I've seen. He's better than this, but he chose a wrong book. It was based on the book of the same name that tells the story of an American salesman whose last chance to get back on the track goes to saudiarabia to sell his product to the king. But the king's unexpected last minute reschedules avoids his meeting and so it continues like that for some time. In his those spare time, how he explores the desert country and its culture, including an unexpected feeling for a local lady doctor was told. Seems a fine material for the reading, the cinematically it did not have the same appeal. I haven't read the book, but it is short and lacks in detail it deals. The main character remains a mystery for not properly revealing his history, especially for the no flashback, which would have put him is a good position. That's why it looks just a mid story, that begins in a mid way of someone's life. Though Tom Hanks was good, like usual in another unique role. The film is about arebia, but it was shot in Morocco and Egypt. There's no big contribution from the supporting characters, except two. Sarita Choudury, especially Alexander Black transformed completely to a real areb and they both put a good show as well. The film was below average. Since it was a Hanks' film I anticipated something strong. It was something, but not the something I was looking for. Watchable film, but skipping it won't make any regret if you're okay with skipping an Hanks film. All the above his fans are very disappointed, so I hope his next film 'The Circle' would make us this one to forget. 4/10