Arrival is a movie directed by Denis Villeneuve in 2016 and based on the book Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, first published in 2002. The movie features Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien, Tzi Ma, and others.
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Storyline
Linguist Louise Banks’s daughter Hannah dies at the age of twelve from an incurable illness. Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Year
2002
Pages
281
Book Rate
8.46
S: Goodreads
Book
Stories of Your Life
Author: Ted Chiang
Country: USA
First published in: 2002
Length: 281 pages
Genre: Fiction
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