Vox Lux

Vox Lux

A twenty-first century portrait.

R 2018 · 114 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Music

In 1999, teenage sisters Celeste and Eleanor survive a seismic, violent tragedy. The sisters compose and perform a song about their experience, making something lovely and cathartic out of catastrophe — while also catapulting Celeste to stardom. By 2017, the now 31-year-old Celeste is mother to a teenage daughter of her own and struggling to navigate a career fraught with scandals when another act of terrifying violence demands her attention.

Directed by Brady Corbet · Written by Mona Fastvold

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Natalie Portman Celeste Montgomery
Raffey Cassidy Young Celeste / Albertine
Jude Law Manager
Stacy Martin Eleanor "Ellie" Montgomery
Jennifer Ehle Josie
Christopher Abbott Journalist
Logan Riley Bruner Cullen Active
Maria Dizzia Ms. Dwyer
Meg Gibson Mrs. Montgomery
Daniel London Father Cliff
Sahr Ngaujah
Micheál Richardson Musician

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