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The Fountain

Release Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Starring: Hugh Jackson Rachel Weiz Ellen Burstyn Sean Gullete Sean Patrick Thomas

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Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.

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"The Fountain" is an odyssey about one man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th century Spain, where conquistador Tomas Creo (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Tree of Life, the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz). Traveling through deep space as a 26th century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.
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The film's director Darren Aronofsky last directed The Whale and mother!. The film's writer Darren Aronofsky last wrote The Whale and mother!.

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Arnon Milchan
Iain Smith
Eric Watson

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PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language
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Language
English

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The Fountain was released in on Wednesday, November 22, 2006. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Deja Vu, Deck the Halls and Let's Go to Prison.

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