Holy Motors
Holy Motors
Holy Motors
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2012
1h 56m
7.0(1211 votes)
Drama
Fantasy

Overview

We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.

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Production Companies

Pandora Filmproduktion
WDR/Arte
ARTE France Cinéma

Videos & Trailers

5 videos

Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Denis Lavant

Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer

Denis Lavant
Acting

Édith Scob

Céline

Édith Scob
Acting

Eva Mendes

Kay M

Eva Mendes
Acting

Kylie Minogue

Eva Grace

Kylie Minogue
Acting

Élise Lhomeau

Léa

Élise Lhomeau
Acting

Jeanne Disson

Angèle

Jeanne Disson
Acting

Michel Piccoli

Man with the Wine Stain

Michel Piccoli
Directing

Leos Carax

The Sleeper / Limousine (voice)

Leos Carax
Acting

Nastya Golubeva Carax

Little Girl

Nastya Golubeva Carax
Acting

Reda Oumouzoune

Mo-Cap Acrobat

Reda Oumouzoune
Acting

Zlata

Cyber Woman

Zlata
Acting

Geoffrey Carey

Harry T-Bone, Photographer / Limousine (voice)

Geoffrey Carey
Acting

Annabelle Dexter-Jones

Jamie, Assistant Photographer

Annabelle Dexter-Jones
Acting

Élise Caron

Unknown Role

Élise Caron
Acting

Corinne Yam

Unknown Role

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Julien Prévost

Unknown Role

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Ahcène Nini

Unknown Role

Ahcène Nini
Acting

Laurent Lacotte

Limousine (voice)

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Acting

David Stanley Phillips

Limousine (voice)

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Production

Matthew Gledhill

Unknown Role

Matthew Gledhill
Acting

Hanako Danjo

Unknown Role

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Acting

Big John

Unknown Role

Big John
Acting

Pierre Marcoux

Unknown Role

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Acting

Bastien Bernini

Unknown Role

Bastien Bernini
Acting

Elliot Simon

Church Musician

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Acting

Quentin Auvray

Church Musician

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Bertrand Cantat

Church Musician

Bertrand Cantat
Acting

Alexandre Leitão

Church Musician

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David Nzavotunga Kiala

Church Musician

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Johann Riche

Church Musician

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Clément Robin

Church Musician

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Yao Dembele

Church Musician

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Yves Abadi

Church Musician

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Miguel Saboga

Church Musician

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Grégoire Simon

Church Musician

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Viviane Arnoux

Church Musician

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Hugo Boulesteix

Church Musician

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Eloi Miehe

Church Musician

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Michel Delahaye

Limousine (voice)

Michel Delahaye
Acting

Leslie Palanker

Limousine (voice)

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Camille Rutherford

Limousine (voice)

Camille Rutherford
Acting

Adrien Guitton

Limousine (voice)

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Acting

Johanna Nizard

Limousine (voice)

Johanna Nizard
Acting

Kester Lovelace

Limousine (voice)

Kester Lovelace
Acting

Sonia Brahim

Doublure

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Aurélia Jurca

Doublure

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William Blair

Doublure

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Alex Moreu Garriga

Doublure

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Zara Broughton

Doublure

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Acting

Charles-Alexandre Dubé

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Charles-Alexandre Dubé
Directing

Fabien Hagège

Spectator (uncredited)

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François Rimbau

Blind Man (uncredited)

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