In the near future, a terminally ill man explores a heart wrenching, emotionally complex solution to save his wife and son from grief by duplicating himself without them knowing.
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations.
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Cast
| Mahershala Ali | ... |
Cameron / Jack
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| Naomie Harris | ... |
Poppy
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| Awkwafina | ... |
Kate / Kate Duplicate
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| Glenn Close | ... |
Dr. Jo Scott
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| Nyasha Hatendi | ... |
Andre
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| Adam Beach | ... |
Dalton
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| Lee Shorten | ... |
Rafa
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| Dax Rey | ... |
Cory (Age 8)
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Aiden Adejuwon | ... |
Cory (Age 5)
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| Ace LeVere | ... |
Cory (Age 2)
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Shema Cayden | ... |
Cameron (Age 5)
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| JayR Tinaco | ... |
Alex
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| Jessica Hayles | ... |
Julie
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Mikayla Lagman | ... |
Sammy
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| Celia Aloma | ... |
Cameron's Mom
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| Luke Camilleri | ... |
Rob
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| Christine Laliberté | ... |
Elderly Woman on Train
(as Christi La Liberté)
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Lexi | ... |
Ellington
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| Shane Dean | ... |
Cameron / Jack Acting Double
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Directed by
| Benjamin Cleary | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Benjamin Cleary | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Mahershala Ali | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Rebecca Bourke | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Shea Kammer | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan King | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Jacob Perlin | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Christopher Sawtelle | ... | co-producer |
| Ryan Schwartz | ... | co-producer |
| Adam Shulman | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Mimi Valdes | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) (as Mimi Valdés) |
Music by
| Jay Wadley | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Masanobu Takayanagi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Nathan Nugent | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Syafiq Jaafar | ... | dailies & editorial processing |
| Stephen Kidney | ... | first assistant editor |
| Candice Kim | ... | post project manager: dailies |
| Ren Manlolo | ... | senior dailies operator |
| Tom Mayclim | ... | data manager: Company 3 |
| Tom Poole | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Emma Sanders | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Adrian Saywell | ... | on-line editor |
| Melina Smith | ... | Color Assistant |
| Evan Spicer | ... | assistant editor |
| Jaan Spirka | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Ross Thomson | ... | dailies supervisor |
Casting By
| Victoria Thomas | ||
Production Design by
| Annie Beauchamp | ||
Art Direction by
| Michael Diner | ... | supervising art director |
| Howard Lau | ... | art director: vehicle |
| Callum Webster | ||
Set Decoration by
| Shannon Gottlieb | ||
Costume Design by
| Cynthia Ann Summers | ||
Makeup Department
| Melissa Forney | ... | hair department head |
| Caitlin Groves | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Alice Hatcher | ... | esthetician |
| Samuel James | ... | wig maker: Naomie Harris |
| Zabrina Matiru | ... | Makeup Designer/makeup department head |
| Dawn Loretta Mills | ... | hair stylist |
| Sarah Pickersgill | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Werner Pretorius | ... | prosthetics: Amazing Ape Productions |
| Darah Wyant | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Shea Kammer | ... | unit production manager |
| Kate Keates | ... | unit manager (as Kate Vanderbyl) / unit manager |
| Drew Locke | ... | unit production manager |
| David Scott Rubin | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Jason Tobias | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Lori A. Waters | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Chad Belair | ... | second assistant director |
| Alan Derksen | ... | assistant director |
| Clayton Alexander Durie | ... | third assistant director |
| Joe Gold | ... | first assistant director / second assistant director |
| Regan Kosior | ... | second second assistant director |
| Haley Lauten | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Liam Beck | ... | concept artist |
| Tony Beck | ... | lead dresser |
| Ester Bovard | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Lee Campbell | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Niki Charalambopoulos | ... | paint foreman |
| Michelle Chudleigh | ... | set decoration coordinator |
| Brian Cunningham | ... | concept illustrator |
| Tony Drew | ... | 3d concept modeller |
| Bryan Eng | ... | art coordinator |
| Clayton Flagg | ... | props truck supervisor |
| Sam Hudecki | ... | storyboard artist/concept designer |
| Lei Jin | ... | concept illustrator |
| Geoff Jordan | ... | metal fabricator foreman |
| Jesse Joslin | ... | construction coordinator |
| Scott Livingstone | ... | art department assistant |
| Ainsley McIntyre | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Oshy Parasol | ... | assistant art director |
| Noely Ryan | ... | concept artist |
| Ron Turner | ... | prop concept artist |
| Stephen Vance | ... | paint lead |
| Liam Young | ... | visual consultant |
| Patrick Zahorodniuk | ... | graphic designer |
| Ken Palkow | ... | concept artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Steve Baine | ... | foley artist |
| Chris Duesterdiek | ... | sound mixer |
| Steve Fanagan | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Ian Ferguson | ... | boom operator |
| Bernard Gariépy Strobl | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Gina Gyles | ... | foley assistant (as Gina Wark) |
| Krystin Hunter | ... | dialogue editor |
| William Kellerman | ... | foley artist |
| Amanda Knowledge | ... | audio description re recording mixer |
| David McCallum | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Brennan Mercer | ... | sound effects editor |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Daniel Moctezuma | ... | foley recordist |
| Chris Navarro | ... | adr mixer |
| Peter Persaud | ... | foley recordist |
| David Rose | ... | sound effects editor |
| Valerie Siu | ... | sound utility |
Special Effects by
| Tony Lazarowich | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Nikita Alagan | ... | vfx production manager: Basilic Fly |
| Tennille Alcindor | ... | visual effects producer: Company 3 |
| Mohammed Altaf | ... | compositing supervisor: Basilic Fly (as Mohammed Altaf F.) |
| Emilie Ancet | ... | production manager: Image Engine |
| Jessica Atkinson | ... | editorial: Territory |
| Freddie Bowden | ... | production coordinator: Territory (as Fred Bowden) |
| Carlos Conceicao | ... | bg prep supervisor: Image Engine |
| Rory Coomey | ... | cyber and lidar scanning |
| Sean Feeley | ... | pipeline: Territory |
| Yana Georgieva | ... | vfx data wrangler |
| Marian Golden | ... | vfx production manager |
| Gopalsamy | ... | compositing supervisor: Basilicfly studio |
| Jennifer Hargreaves | ... | vfx executive producer: Basilic Fly |
| Sean Hickey | ... | vfx editor: Screen Scene |
| Ben Hicks | ... | compositing supervisor: Territory |
| Tiago Higgs | ... | graphics lead: Territory |
| Yang Hu | ... | senior cg generalist: Company 3 |
| Ivelin Ivanov | ... | compositing lead: Screen Scene |
| Conor Johnston | ... | vfx production assistant: Screen Scene |
| Sam Johnston | ... | associate vfx supervisor: Screen Scene |
| Sam Keehan | ... | art director: Territory |
| Adam Kelway | ... | compositing lead: Image Engine |
| Lakshmanakumar | ... | compositing supervisor: Basilicfly studio |
| Dhaval Malavia | ... | producer: Territory |
| Ajoy Mani | ... | visual effects producing supervisor |
| Manuel Martinez | ... | cg supervisor: Screen Scene |
| Greg Massie | ... | production: Image Engine |
| Tomoka Matsumura | ... | modeling artist: Image Engine |
| Robert McHugh | ... | editorial: Territory |
| Tom McLoughlin | ... | executive visual effects producer: Territory |
| Nigel Mendoza | ... | vfx producer: Company 3 |
| George Mitchell | ... | visual effects editor |
| Buhas Mohammedunny P. | ... | matchmove supervisor: Image Engine (as Buhas Mohammedunny Pallathputhampully) |
| Bébhinn Naughton | ... | Visual Effects Coordinator (as Bebhinn Naughton) |
| Bryce Nielsen | ... | visual effects producer |
| Kelly O'Flaherty | ... | digital compositor: Screen Scene |
| Ashley Pay | ... | cg lead: Territory |
| Barry Poon | ... | assets supervisor: Image Engine |
| Andrew Popplestone | ... | head of creative: Territory |
| Samantha Rocca | ... | vfx producer: Territory |
| Thomas Schelesny | ... | visual effects supervisor: Image Engine |
| Arani Sen | ... | visual effects editor: Company 3 |
| Khizar Shabir | ... | digital compositor: Company 3 |
| Yuta Shimizu | ... | cg supervisor: Image Engine |
| Jagan Sundaresan | ... | paint/prep supervisor: Basilic Fly |
| Dorian Thomas | ... | art director: Territory |
| Daniele Tosti | ... | lighting department supervisor: Image Engine |
| Rene Toye | ... | editorial: Image Engine |
| Hiroko Ueno | ... | bg prep lead: Image Engine |
| Rickey Verma | ... | vfx supervisor: Company 3 |
| Tyler Weiss | ... | visual effects producer: Image Engine |
| Matt Yeoman | ... | compositing supervisor: Image Engine |
| Hubert Zapalowicz | ... | environments dmp supervisor: Image Engine |
| Lisa Abbate | ... | controller: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Bharathi Anthonysamy | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Niccolò Barbero | ... | sequence lead compositor/senior compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Isaac Barter | ... | digital compositor: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Sinead Boland | ... | visual effects production assistant: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Amrei Bronnenmayer | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Shane Browne | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Ed Bruce | ... | visual effects supervisor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Roman Bugrov | ... | visual effects: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Dara Cazamea | ... | cg artist: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Yi-Hsuan Kent Chiu | ... | senior texture artist: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Nicla Cino | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Aurore de Blois | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) / senior compositing lead (uncredited) |
| Brenna Dolan | ... | department manager: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Elaine Donoghue | ... | studio manager: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Darragh Duffy | ... | head of visual effects pipeline: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Aeneas Duncan | ... | visual effects editor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Karthik Kumar Durairaj | ... | compositor: Basilic Fly Studio (uncredited) |
| Sonali Dutta | ... | lookdev artist: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Paul John Faeldo | ... | compositor: Company 3 (uncredited) |
| Luke French | ... | systems engineers: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Vanina Gancheva | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Clara García-Pando | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Denitsa Georgieva | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Whitney Godinho | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Rakesh Gurung | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Woo Seok Han | ... | compositor: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Tom Hawksley | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Sara Hilmarsdóttir | ... | head of visual effects pipeline: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Kendyll Hogg | ... | pipeline technical director: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| U-Sun I Hu | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Gavin Hyde | ... | visual effects editor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Joseph Hynes | ... | systems engineers: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Pehlivan Ivanov | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Todor Ivanov | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Ana Jardón | ... | visual effects production manager: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Tuomas Järvenpää | ... | cg artist: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Jeff Kakari-Apau | ... | systems engineer: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Adam Keane | ... | visual effects coordinator: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Minjung Kim | ... | matchmove artist: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Eric A. Kohler | ... | visual effects executive producer: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Katya Lazarova | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Eleonor Lindvall | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Stefania Luise | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Eoin Mahon | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Keith Malone | ... | cg artist: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Francesco Massaro | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Garvin McGoldrick | ... | systems engineers: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Chiara Milita | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Lidia Romero Munoz | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Murphy | ... | visual effects producer: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Tia Nanda | ... | vfx coordinator: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Aline Ngo | ... | visual effects recruiter (uncredited) |
| Matt O'Leary | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Ion Oprea | ... | cg artist: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Raoul Paulet | ... | cg artist: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Alan Puah | ... | systems engineer: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Diego Riestra | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Alan Robinson | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Andy Robinson | ... | compositor (uncredited) |
| Jorge Robles | ... | systems engineers: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Noely Ryan | ... | digital matte painter: SSVFX (uncredited) / matte painter (uncredited) |
| Dario Saquetti | ... | digital compositor: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| David Sheldon-Hicks | ... | visual effects: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| Doug Spilatro | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Dmytro Stabrov | ... | pipeline technical director: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Aleksandra Stojanov | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Vyara Stoyanova | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Séguin | ... | digital compositor: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Sophie Taylor | ... | cg artist: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
| David Thomas | ... | digital compositor: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Robert C. Thompson | ... | pipeline technical director: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Greg Tully | ... | systems engineers: SSVFX (uncredited) |
| Vineshh Vickinadas | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Shawn Walsh | ... | visual effects executive producer: Image Engine (uncredited) |
| Daniel Wyatt | ... | cg artist: Territory Studio (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Gaston Morrison | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Scott Bonner | ... | key rigging grip |
| Luke T. Campbell | ... | motion control operator |
| Drew David | ... | leadman grip |
| Wesley Degenstein | ... | best boy |
| Cameron Drinkle | ... | motion picture video coordinator |
| Sean Edmiston | ... | Rigging Gaffer |
| Anthony El-Estwani | ... | camera operator: Drone |
| Kimberly French | ... | special photography / still photographer |
| Mel Johansen | ... | Lighting Console Programmer |
| Justin Johns | ... | digital video assist coordinator |
| Dubin Kim | ... | best boy grip |
| Joshua Marcoux | ... | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Cheyenne Mickle | ... | d.u.t. |
| Kim Olsen | ... | first company grip |
| Leon Rivers-Moore | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Luze Issa Rubio | ... | assistant camera |
| Ryan Thomas-Sontag | ... | lighting technician |
| Gladys Tong | ... | computer playback supervisor: LED Screen |
| David S. Warner | ... | gaffer |
| Peter Wilke | ... | steadicam operator |
| Darin Wong | ... | dolly grip: "a" camera |
Animation Department
| Richard Spriggs | ... | animation supervisor: Image Engine |
| Angela Stempel | ... | gif animation designer |
Casting Department
| Sandra-Ken Freeman | ... | extras casting director |
| Bonnie Grisan | ... | casting associate |
| Alicia Scott | ... | extras casting |
| Emma Raine Walker | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Brandon Wheeler | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Cora Burnette | ... | background costume coordinator |
| Kelsey Chobotar | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Keith Lau | ... | costume concept artist |
| Laszlo Marton | ... | cutter |
| Madeleine Mckibbon | ... | prep costumer |
| Raven Olay | ... | prep costumer |
Location Management
| Graeme Blatherwick | ... | assistant location manager |
| Cameron Mason | ... | trainee assistant location manager |
| Michelle Ribeiro | ... | location production assistant |
Music Department
| Sally Boldt | ... | music editor |
| Meghan Currier | ... | music supervisor |
| Landon Knoblock | ... | composer assistant |
| Daniel Kresco | ... | mastering engineer / score mixer |
| Matt Nelson | ... | score production supervisor |
| Found Objects | ... | score production |
| Salman Rahman | ... | musician |
| Jonas Tarm | ... | recording session supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Heather Browning | ... | artistic consultant |
| Jessica Clothier | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Red Murphy | ... | exclusive driver: Naomi Harris |
Additional Crew
| Allison Barber | ... | unit publicist |
| Karen Bergen | ... | finance controller |
| Hannah Connery | ... | Assistant: Jacob Perlin |
| Maria Cooper | ... | first aid craft service |
| Chas Dabby | ... | travel agent |
| Karis Ducharme | ... | assistant director's production assistant / health & safety assistant |
| Clayton Alexander Durie | ... | health & safety assistant |
| Brandyn Eddy | ... | office production assistant |
| Teddy Edwards | ... | director's assistant / research archive coordinator |
| Sophie Fazio | ... | director's assistant |
| Jay Floyd | ... | clearance administrator |
| Kyle Fogden | ... | production legal services: Canada |
| Selena Ginger | ... | Key Payroll Accountant |
| Bex l Grant | ... | health & safety management (as Bex L Grant) |
| Daeja Jackson | ... | assistant: Mr. Shulman |
| Janice Jori | ... | accounting clerk |
| Aimee Kuo | ... | testing coordinator: HSM |
| Selah Kyd | ... | production assistant |
| Michelle Marlette | ... | legal delivery |
| Christopher McDonell | ... | location scout |
| Tara Mews | ... | travel coordinator |
| Becca Pepper | ... | second assistant production coordinator |
| Amy Post | ... | Assistant to Robert Walak |
| Andrea Rana | ... | assistant accountant |
| Christopher Mark Ritchie | ... | production staff: health & safety management |
| Kambiz Sardari | ... | voice director |
| Marcin J. Sobczak | ... | international publicity & pr |
| Nathan Stewart | ... | production assistant |
| Eric W. Thompson | ... | production legal services |
| Daniel Villagomez | ... | credits administrator |
| Beth Wiggins | ... | Payroll Clerk |
| Rhona Williscroft | ... | production coordinator |
| Steve Woodley | ... | head animal trainer |
| Lexi Wuthrich | ... | producer's assistant |
Thanks
| Lenny Abrahamson | ... | special thanks |
| Roisin Agnew | ... | special thanks |
| Amatus Karim Ali | ... | special thanks |
| Serena Armitage | ... | special thanks |
| Gareth Averill | ... | special thanks |
| Chloe Benitah | ... | special thanks |
| Brian DePersia | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Golin | ... | special thanks |
| Carissa Knol | ... | special thanks |
| James Latimer | ... | special thanks |
| Michael O'Connor | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Apple TV+ (2021) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
- Image Engine Design (Visual Effects by)
- SSVFX
Other Companies
- Adrenaline Studios LV (post-production sound services)
- Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (acknowledgement)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Pacific Backlot Services (grip and lighting equipment)
- Vancouver Film Studios (facilities)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Set in the near future, "Swan Song" is a powerful, emotional journey told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father diagnosed with a terminal illness whose doctor (Glenn Close) presents him with an alternative solution to shield his family from grief. As Cam grapples with whether or not to alter his family's fate, he learns more about life and love than he ever imagined. "Swan Song" explores how far we will go, and how much we're willing to sacrifice, to make a happier life for the people we love. Written by 42W |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Second movie starring Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris after the Oscar winning movie Moonlight (2016). Both Ali and Harris were nominated for their performances, with Ali winning in the Best Supporting Actor category. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Episode 831: The Tragedy of Macbeth (2022). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Quarrel See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Jo Scott:
Either you decide that your wife would want this, which requires secrecy, or *you* decide that she wouldn't and tell her you're dying. Either way, you're deciding *for* her. See more » |