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Where was Arrival filmed?

2016 film, directed by Denis Villeneuve.

  • Place des Arts

The story is set in Shanghai, Montana, about 7,051 miles (11,348 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Shanghai, Montana
Filmed in
Place des Arts
Distance
About 7,051 miles (11,348 km) between Shanghai, Montana and the nearest filming location.
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About Arrival

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Released
2016
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Cast
Amy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerMichael StuhlbargTzi MaSangita PatelMark O'BrienFrank Schorpion
Genre
DramaScience FictionThrillerMystery
Based on
Story of Your Life
Awards
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie; Academy Award for Best Sound Editing; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and 1 more

Linguist Louise Banks's daughter Hannah dies at the age of twelve from an incurable illness.

On board, Banks and Donnelly make contact with two cephalopod-like, seven-limbed aliens, whom they call "heptapods"; Donnelly nicknames them Abbott and Costello.

Meanwhile, the Russian team receives a message that they translate as "there is no time," which they interpret as a possible threat.

Famous lines from Arrival

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Good Morning.Col. Weber
  • So what can you tell?Col. Weber
  • Tell me what I'm doing.Dr. Louise Banks
  • A desire for more cows.Dr. Louise Banks
  • I do not.. I do not know.Dr. Louise Banks

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