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Avatar (2009)

Duration: 2hrs 42mins
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Director: James Cameron
Performers: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
BBFC classification: 12A
BBFC advice: Contains moderate violence and intense battle scenes.

Avatar tells the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself in a war-zone on an alien planet. Now an Avatar – a human mind in an alien body – the ex-Marine must fight for the survival of both himself and the planet's inhabitants. Ten years in the making, it incorporates the latest CGI technology to transport the audience into a spectacular alien world, promising an unprecedented cinema experience.


Last Updated Tuesday, September 07 2010 at 03:20 AM BST


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