What Is the Film Self/less About, and Who Stars in It?
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- Self/less follows Damian, a wealthy businessman with terminal cancer who undergoes a procedure that transfers his consciousness into a young, healthy body.
- He later discovers dark events connected to the bodyโs former owner and learns that a secret service is pursuing him.
- The cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode and Ben Kingsley; the film has an IMDb rating of 6.5 out of 10.
Self/less centers on Damian, a very wealthy businessman whose cancer has reached an advanced stage and no longer responds to known treatments. With little hope left, he agrees to try an experimental procedure.
The treatment transfers his entire consciousness into a young and healthy body. At first, life in his new body appears perfect. That changes when Damian uncovers dark events from its former ownerโs past and realizes that a secret service is looking for him.
Tarsem Singh directed the film, with David Pastor and รlex Pastor credited as screenwriters. The cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber and Sean Paul Braud.
Self/less has an IMDb rating of 6.5 out of 10.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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