FILM

Waking Life (2001)

Name: Waking Life
Director: Richard Linklater
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2001-10-19
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex E. Jones

Film · 2001 · 101 min · R · Animation · Drama · Fantasy

Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself?

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

Directed by Richard Linklater

Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins, Bill Wise, Alex E. Jones, Steven Soderbergh, Ken Webster, Charles Gunning

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Release dates in United States

In cinemas	19 October 2001
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	1 January 2002
First release anywhere	19 October 2001

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