The Song of Names (2019)

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Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.

A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

• Released: 2019-12-25
• Genres: Drama, Music
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 174 votes

Directed by François Girard.

Top cast

• Tim Roth as Martin Simmonds
• Clive Owen as Dovidl Rapoport
• Catherine McCormack as Helen Simmonds
• Suzy Eddie Izzard as Radio Presenter
• Saul Rubinek as Feinman
• Jonah Hauer-King as Dovidl 17-23
• Gerran Howell as Martin 17-21
• Luke Doyle as Dovidl 9-13
• Misha Handley as Martin 9-13
• Stanley Townsend as Gilbert

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Where to watch The Song of Names

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; watch free on Rakuten TV
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, CBC Gem, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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