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Mr Nobody Sparknotes
Mr. Nobody
Mr Nobody was first released on 12th September 2009 in Venice. It was then introduced into Belgium and France 4 months later on 13 January 2010. Director Jaco Van Dormael filmed Mr. Nobody in Montreal, Canada and at Babelsberg Studios in Berliin, Germany.

Cast:
▪ Jared Leto as Nemo Nobody, both 34 and 118 years old;
▪ Daniel Mays as young journalist;
▪ Diane Kruger as Anna, Nemo's one true love;
▪ Sarah Polley as Elise, Nemo's wife with borderline personality disorder in one reality;
▪ Linh Dan Pham as Jeanne, Nemo's wealthy but loveless wife in another reality;
▪ Allan Corduner as Nemo's psychiatrist;

Summary:
The film starts by showing the Nemo Nobody in the year 2092, as a one hundred eighteen year old man, and as the last mortal alive after humans have become ‘telomerized’ and became immortals. He recounts his life story to a student journalist, which decided to interview Nemo for his assignment.
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However, in each of these stages, he remembers a number of possible outcomes for different decisions he makes and seems to have lived all the possibilities. Despite having such vivid memory of all the possibilities in his life, he never knew exactly which life he really lived. Leaving the young journalist confused, yet yearning to find out more about this mysterious

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