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Anon

Anon

Anonymity is the enemy

20186.01h 40m

Overview

Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

Directed by Andrew Niccol
Written by Andrew Niccol, Rob McCallum
Produced by Daniel Baur, Andrew Niccol, Oliver Simon
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Sal Frieland

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

The Girl

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Charles Gattis

Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien

Cyrus Frear

Sonya Walger

Sonya Walger

Kristen

Joe Pingue

Joe Pingue

Lester Goodman

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Joseph Kenik

Afiya Bennett

Afiya Bennett

Ima Aug

M

Morgan Allen

Iri Aug

Jeffrey Men

Jeffrey Men

Chen Sheng Lu

Themes & Keywords

detectivedystopiaserial killerprivacyproceduralaugmented reality

About Anon

Anon is a science fiction, crime, mystery, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of detective, dystopia, serial killer, privacy, procedural, augmented reality. Directed by Andrew Niccol, it stars Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore. Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

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