Southland Tales

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Southland Tales is a 2006 dystopian sci-fi comedy-drama film directed by Richard Kelly, known for its sprawling ensemble cast and satirical take on politics, media, and the apocalypse.

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instanceOf comedy-drama film
dystopian film
film
science fiction film
basedOn original screenplay by Richard Kelly
boxOfficeGrossUSD 3740000
cinematographyBy Steven B. Poster
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
surface form: fictional US government agency US-IDENT
director Richard Kelly
distributedBy Samuel Goldwyn Films
editedBy Pamela Martin
Sam Bauer
festivalPremiere Cannes Film Festival
genre black comedy
comedy-drama
dystopian
satire
science fiction
hasCultFollowing true
hasPart Southland Tales prequel graphic novels
language English
mainCharacter Boxer Santaros
Krysta Now
Roland Taverner
musicBy Moby
narratedBy Justin Timberlake
premieredAt Cannes Film Festival
surface form: 2006 Cannes Film Festival
producer Richard Kelly
Sean McKittrick
William Vince
productionCompany Darko Entertainment
Universal Pictures
releaseDate 2006-05-21
releaseYear 2006
runtimeMinutes 144
screenwriter Richard Kelly
setInLocation California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
setInPeriod near future
starredActor Bai Ling
Dwayne Johnson
Jon Lovitz
Justin Timberlake
Kevin Smith
Mandy Moore
Miranda Richardson
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Seann William Scott
Wallace Shawn
theatricalReleaseDate 2007-11-14
theme apocalypse
media manipulation
political satire
surveillance state

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Steven Poster workedOn Southland Tales
Bai Ling notableWork Southland Tales
Bai Ling appearedIn Southland Tales
Christopher Lambert notableWork Southland Tales