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The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

Adventure · Drama · History · 2017

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

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The Lost City of Z

“A man's reach should exceed his grasp... or what's a heaven for?”

2017 Adventure · Drama · History 2h 21m

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

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A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

James Gray

Written by

James Gray

Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam

Percival Fawcett

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Henry Costin

Sienna Miller

Sienna Miller

Nina Fawcett

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

Jack Fawcett

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

James Murray

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Arthur Manley

Clive Francis

Clive Francis

Sir John Scott Keltie

Court is in session

Put The Lost City of Z on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.