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Albert Nobbs (2011)

Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs
R
Drama
Documentary

Release Date
December 21, 2011
Director
Rodrigo Garcia
Runtime
113
Main Genre
Drama
Writers
Glenn Close , John Banville , George Moore
Tagline
We are all disguised as ourselves.

Summary

Award winning actress Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) plays a woman passing as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making. Mia Wasikowska (Helen), Aaron Johnson (Joe) and Brendan Gleeson (Dr. Holloran) join a prestigious, international cast that includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Janet McTeer, Brenda Fricker and Pauline Collins.

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