The Congress Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 20, 2014

The Congress

Release Date: Friday, August 29, 2014 Limited

Director: Ari Folman

Starring: Robin Wright • Jon Hamm • Paul Giamatti • Harvey Keitel

N/A Sci-Fi N/A

2.88 / 5.0

12% WILL SEE 88% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent (Harvey Keitel) and the head of Miramount Studios (Danny Huston), her alias will be controlled by the studio, and will star in any film they want with no restrictions. In return, she receives healthy compensation so she can care for her ailing son, and her digitized character will stay forever young. Twenty years later, under the creative vision of the studio’s head animator (Jon Hamm), Wright’s digital double rises to immortal stardom.

Sci-Fi Animated

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Who stars in The Congress – Cast List

Robin Wright
Wonder Woman, Here
Jon Hamm
Hoppers, Bridesmaids
Paul Giamatti
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Parkland
Harvey Keitel
Hellfire , Laws of Man

Who is making The Congress – Crew List

A look at The Congress behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Ari Folman last helmed Waltz with Bashir and The Futurological Congress. The film's writer Ari Folman last penned Waltz with Bashir and The Futurological Congress.

Director: Ari Folman
Screenwriter: Ari Folman

Studios: Drafthouse Films; Films We Like
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Congress

Key Facts

Based on legendary science fiction writer Stanislaw Lem's 1971 novel The Futurological Congress

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jun 2013

Completed

Changed The Congress movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Congress Trailers and Clips

The Congress

Theatrical Trailer

The Congress Release Date: When was the film released?

The Congress was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 29 , 2014. There were seven other movies released on the same date, including As Above, So Below, Cantinflas and Leprechaun: Origins. As a limited release, The Congress was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.