In 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis.
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- Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 47 nominations.
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Peter Wakeling
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Middleton
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Hubert Burton | ... |
Rusbridger
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Hart
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Williams
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Sir James
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Singh
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Margaret Harris
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Mrs McMasters
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Mrs Smith
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Jessica Flood | ... |
Mrs Porter
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Talbot
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Harvey
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Jones
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Mrs Button
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Mrs Matthews
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Doctor Matthews
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Fiona
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Michael
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Miss Fry
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Mark James | ... |
Young Michael
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Colleague
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Sutherland
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Mrs Blake
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Laurie Denman | ... |
Piano Man
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Gleanne Purcell-Brown | ... |
Barwoman
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Striptease Artist
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Fortnums Waiter
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Mrs Johnstone
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Prim Lady
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Lyons Head Waiter
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Distinguished Gentleman #1
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Distinguished Gentleman #2
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Landlady
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Police Constable
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Young Girl (uncredited)
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Doug Berry | ... |
Reveller (uncredited)
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Commuter (uncredited)
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Distinguished Gentleman (uncredited)
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Section Head (uncredited)
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Builder (uncredited)
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Grant Crookes | ... |
Commuter (uncredited)
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Liam Edwards | ... |
Builder (uncredited)
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Commuter (uncredited)
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| Nigel Finnissy | ... |
Spring Man Commuter (uncredited)
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Zachary Goldman | ... |
Pub-goer (uncredited)
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Proud Father (uncredited)
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Ty Hurley | ... |
City Gent Commuter (uncredited)
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| Huw Morgan | ... |
Angry Pubgoer (uncredited)
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| Dan Robins | ... |
Junior Environmental Planning Assistant (uncredited)
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| Kat-Anne Rogers | ... |
Hostess (uncredited)
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| Stuart Whelan | ... |
Commuter (uncredited)
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Holly-Jean Williamson | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Oliver Hermanus | ||
Written by
| Kazuo Ishiguro | ... | (written by) |
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | (based on Akira Kurosawa's film "Ikiru" written by) & |
| Shinobu Hashimoto | ... | (based on Akira Kurosawa's film "Ikiru" written by) and |
| Hideo Oguni | ... | (based on Akira Kurosawa's film "Ikiru" written by) |
Produced by
| Daniel Battsek | ... | executive producer |
| Emma Berkofsky | ... | executive producer |
| Kristina Börjeson | ... | co-executive producer |
| Peter Hampden | ... | executive producer |
| Jane Hooks | ... | co-producer |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | ... | executive producer |
| Elizabeth Karlsen | ... | producer |
| Ko Kurosawa | ... | executive producer |
| Ollie Madden | ... | executive producer |
| Norman Merry | ... | executive producer |
| Kenzo Okamoto | ... | executive producer |
| Nik Powell | ... | executive producer |
| Ian Prior | ... | executive producer |
| Sire Ramos | ... | development producer: Lipsync Productions |
| Thorsten Schumacher | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | assistant development producer: Lipsync Productions |
| Sean Wheelan | ... | executive producer |
| Stephen Woolley | ... | producer |
Music by
| Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch | ||
Cinematography by
| Jamie Ramsay | ... | (as Jamie D. Ramsay) |
Editing by
| Chris Wyatt | ||
Editorial Department
| Craig Arthur | ... | technical operator |
| Joseph Bicknell | ... | colorist |
| Simon Chubbock | ... | chief operating officer: cinelab film & digital |
| Scott Clements | ... | first assistant editor |
| Lorraine Dryden | ... | assistant post producer |
| Carlton Hooper | ... | digital intermediate operator |
| Lisa Jordan | ... | facilities director |
| Michael Maida | ... | finishing producer |
| Alexandra Montgomery | ... | contractual delivery coordinator |
| Daniel Rosenberg | ... | lab operator |
| Stacey Sandford | ... | Digital Intermediate Operator |
| Matt Stevenson | ... | digital intermediate operator |
| Tom Stringer | ... | technical operator |
| Julia Ward | ... | Associate Finishing Producer |
| Kate Albers | ... | finishing producer: Company 3 (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Kahleen Crawford | ||
Production Design by
| Helen Scott | ||
Art Direction by
| Adam Marshall | ... | supervising art director |
| Tim Robinson-Boulton | ... | standby art director |
| Andrea Stern | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sarah Kane | ||
Costume Design by
| Sandy Powell | ||
Makeup Department
| Claire Campbell | ... | crowd hair junior / crowd makeup junior |
| Guy Common | ... | crowd hair junior / crowd makeup junior |
| Carolyn Cousins | ... | hair supervisor / makeup supervisor |
| Ellen D'Andrade Brown | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Samantha Daniels | ... | daily crowd hair and makeup trainee |
| Grayson Galway | ... | hair trainee / makeup trainee |
| Danielle Hawkes | ... | hair artist / makeup artist |
| Kathy Kneller | ... | crowd hair and make-up |
| Gemma Lokat-Smith | ... | crowd hair trainee / crowd makeup trainee |
| Niall Monteith-Mann | ... | crowd hair artist (as Niall Mann) / crowd makeup artist (as Niall Mann) |
| Claire Pompili | ... | crowd hair supervisor / crowd makeup supervisor |
| Alex Rapazzini | ... | hair junior / makeup junior |
| Laura Romain | ... | crowd hair artist / crowd makeup artist |
| Neil Rothwell | ... | crowd hair artist / crowd makeup artist |
| Maralyn Sherman | ... | crowd hair artist / crowd makeup artist |
| Nadia Stacey | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Paige McKiernan | ... | makeup and hair trainee crowd (uncredited) |
| Nicole Milton | ... | main team hair and makeup trainee: daily (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Daniele Alfano | ... | production manager |
| Noel Corbally | ... | assistant production manager |
| Polly Duval | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Pamela Pifferi | ... | unit production manager |
| Callum Walsh | ... | production runner |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Scott Claydon | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| India Edwards | ... | floor runner (creditOnly) |
| George Every | ... | first assistant director |
| Alexander Holt | ... | first assistant director: 2nd unit |
| Ondy Janov | ... | floor runner dailies |
| Ignas Kelpsas | ... | crowd 3rd assistant director |
| James R. Kipping | ... | second assistant director |
| Zoe Law | ... | base pa |
| Cameron Russell | ... | third assistant director (as Cameron G. Russell) |
| Jake Steele | ... | crowd ad |
Art Department
| Oona Brown | ... | graphic designer |
| Georgina Devine | ... | assistant art director |
| James Ellis | ... | props |
| Julie Harris | ... | assistant art director |
| Sam Hindhaugh | ... | props |
| Marlow Hope | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Gabrielle Laugier-Davies | ... | set dresser |
| Hattie Noble | ... | standby props |
| Emily Patterson | ... | assistant buyer |
| Aoife Reed | ... | assistant graphic designer |
| Tom Roberts | ... | property master |
| Connie Simons | ... | home economist assistant |
| Dan Solano | ... | props |
| Olivia Somary | ... | food stylist |
| Adam Thompson | ... | standby art director |
| Dan West | ... | storyboard artist |
| Emma West | ... | art department runner |
| Callum Williams | ... | Prop Storeman |
| Louise Cassidy | ... | home economist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Peter Burgis | ... | foley artist |
| Liam Gilchrist | ... | 2nd assistant sound |
| James Gregory | ... | adr mixer |
| Stephen Griffiths | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Brendan Hill | ... | foley editor |
| Rob Hughes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Albrecht Ihlenburg | ... | foley editor |
| Mark Langlay-Smith | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Maxwell MacRae | ... | foley mixer |
| Matthias Radcliffe | ... | foley editor |
| Andy Shelley | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Franziska Treutler | ... | foley artist / foley editor |
| Dylan Voigt | ... | sound mixer |
| Mirko Simoni | ... | 2nd assistant sound: dailies (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Alex Bastin | ... | special effects assistant |
| Steve Bowman | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Luke Smith | ... | special effects technician: MACHINESHOP |
Visual Effects by
| Agnes Asplund | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Alldin Dauti | ... | fx technical director: Filmgate |
| Petri Erkkilä | ... | production coordinator assistant |
| Elin Kothe | ... | matte painter |
| Eleonor Lindvall | ... | digital compositor |
| Jupe Louhelainen | ... | visual effects producer |
| Magnus Olsson | ... | 3d artist |
| Mihnea Teodor Rusu | ... | digital compositor |
| Luca Zappala | ... | on set visual effects supervisor |
| Omar Abdelrazek | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
| Pat Wong | ... | on-set visual effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Arla Albertine | ... | assistant camera |
| Phil Arntz | ... | aerial director of photography |
| Peter Ayriss | ... | drone pilot |
| Emma Boswell | ... | drone supervisor |
| Thomas Cliffe | ... | video assist operator |
| Ross Ferguson | ... | still photographer |
| Clare Fuller | ... | aerial camera assistant |
| Thomas Hole | ... | director of photography: 2nd unit |
| Jac Hopkins | ... | key grip |
| Christy Kail | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Ché Ové-Loncraine | ... | grip trainee (as Che Ove-Loncraine) |
| Eden Thornton | ... | best boy |
| Damien Walsh | ... | focus puller: a camera |
| Amy Yeats | ... | second assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Carla Bartley | ... | extras casting |
| Eliza Heslop | ... | casting associate |
| Carla Morris | ... | casting assistant |
| Louise Collins | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marianna Bourmpoula | ... | costume stand-by |
| Samuel Clark | ... | costumer: Bill Nighy |
| Ursula Crocker | ... | crowd costume standby |
| Connor Dalton | ... | costume design assistant: men |
| Timothy Gibbons | ... | costume trainee |
| Carla Jean Heron | ... | principal wardrobe mistress |
| Sophie James-Frost | ... | costume trainee |
| Charlotte Law | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Ashleigh Lennox | ... | costume supervisor |
| Ester Ndongala | ... | crowd alterations |
| Florrie Pollen | ... | costume trainee daily |
| Catherine Ramsey | ... | principal costume: daily |
| Eva Roelfs | ... | costume design assistant |
| Sonny Roffel | ... | principle costume alterations |
| Sinead Smith | ... | costumer |
| Kate-Beth Walling | ... | key costumer (as Kate Walling) |
| Els Wentink | ... | costume trainee |
Location Management
| Lou Andrews | ... | location assistant |
| James Ashley | ... | location assistant |
| Samuel Bates | ... | location marshal |
| Alex Bird | ... | assistant location manager |
| Oliver Crawford | ... | location manager |
| Akshay Desai | ... | assistant location manager |
| Ben Gladstone | ... | location manager: Sussex |
| Aaron Hopkins | ... | locations |
| Ben Howard | ... | location marshal |
| Angus Ledgerwood | ... | supervising location manager |
| Sammy Patterson | ... | location assistant |
| Jacqui Sweeney | ... | location coordinator |
| Martinique Thorpe | ... | location marshall |
| Edward Mark Aslet | ... | location marshall (uncredited) |
| Alexander Lewis | ... | location marshal (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Jim Barne | ... | arranger |
| Kit Downes | ... | soloist: piano |
| Olga FitzRoy | ... | score engineer & mixer |
| Harry George | ... | music preparation |
| Marianne Haynes | ... | musician |
| Rupert Hollier | ... | executive music producer / music supervisor |
| Tim Jackson | ... | Vocal Coach: Bill Nighy |
| Ed Marquis | ... | score coordinator |
| Cora Miron | ... | composer assistant |
| Talia Morey | ... | orchestrator |
| Eloisa-Fleur Thom | ... | musician: violin |
| Sam Thompson | ... | conductor |
| James Trevascus | ... | Mastering Engineer |
| Nathan Williamson | ... | soloist: piano |
| Jenna Fentimen | ... | score agent (uncredited) |
| Cassandra Gurling | ... | recording projects manager: LCO (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Liz West | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Giovanni Boffa | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
| Louise Bradley | ... | senior legal and business affairs executive: Film4 (as Louise Long) |
| Jo Cameron Brown | ... | voice coach |
| Malcolm Cheatle | ... | security |
| Alice Clenshaw | ... | coordinator: distribution & sales - Film4 |
| Celine Coulson | ... | Development and Production Executive: Film4 |
| Harriet Crate | ... | set pa |
| Helen de Winter | ... | post production executive: Film Finances |
| Ella Evans | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Kimberley Franklin | ... | production accountant: wrap |
| Kadir Halil-Shah | ... | assistant: Stephen Woolley |
| Julia Hall | ... | Senior Designer: Lipsync Design |
| Paul Harris | ... | choreographer |
| Alice Hawksley | ... | assistant accountant: wrap |
| Philip Hewitt | ... | post payroll accountant |
| Fiona Hewlett | ... | executive assistant: Daniel Battsek |
| Jessica Hudson | ... | production legal: Sheridans |
| Eric Iversen | ... | production assistant |
| Jamie Johnstone | ... | set pa |
| Conor Kane | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Elizabeth Kormanova | ... | business affairs: Rocket Science |
| Harry Lighton | ... | assistant: Oliver Hermanus |
| Emily MacKenzie | ... | location marshal |
| Antje Mangeant | ... | crowd pa |
| Calum Martineau | ... | department coordinator |
| Christos Michaels | ... | Lawyer: Legal Services for Rocket Science |
| Aengus Miralto-Desmond | ... | Train Marshall |
| Paul Moody | ... | covid manager |
| Jessica Moran | ... | clearance coordinator / neg checking |
| Anthony Muir | ... | Senior Executive: Film i Väst |
| James Owen | ... | testing advisor |
| Max Park | ... | development and production executive: Film4 |
| Isabel Pritchard-Smith | ... | production secretary |
| Diana Põdra | ... | business affairs: Rocket Science |
| Taero Robertson | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Katharine Stocker | ... | development associate: Number 9 Films |
| Eszter Telegdy | ... | production coordinator |
| Chloe Tetu | ... | Design Coordinator: LipSync Design |
| Peter Touche | ... | Development Executive |
| Alice Vail | ... | development editor: Number 9 Films |
| Howard Watkins | ... | Titles Designer |
| Jonathan Wayre | ... | vintage sound equipment |
| Caroline Webster | ... | assistant: Stephen Woolley |
| Levi Woodward | ... | business affairs: Rocket Science |
| Stuart Woodward | ... | production finance |
| Samantha Jane Williams | ... | film liaison officer: Chatham Dockyard (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Ruby Avards | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Film4
- County Hall
- Lipsync Productions (in association with)
- Rocket Science (in association with)
- Kurosawa Production Co. (in association with)
- Filmgate Films (co-production)
- Film i Väst (co-production)
- Number 9 Films
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- Business Finland (support)
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- Ingenious
Distributors
- Lionsgate (2022) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cine Canibal (2023) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Lionsgate (2022) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2022) (France) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2023) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (India) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2023) (Germany) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2022) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Toho (2023) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Wanda Visión (2023) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Amazon Instant Video (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Filmin (2023) (Spain)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2022) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- Google Play (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- MagentaTV (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome Store (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Maxdome (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2023) (Portugal)
- Netflix (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Netflix (2023) (World-wide) (video)
- Rakuten TV (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Sky Store (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- The Searchers (2022) (Belgium)
- Videoload (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Youtube Filme & TV (2024) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- iTunes (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
Special Effects
- Filmgate (visual effects)
- Post Control Helsinki (additional visual effects)
- James Post (additional visual effects)
- SnowdogFX (additional visual effects)
- MACHINESHOP
Other Companies
- ARRI Rental (camera equipment provided by)
- Birds & Animals UK (animals provided by)
- Block-Korenbrot Public Relations (Publicist)
- Elstree Script Services (post-production script)
- Foley Farmers (Foley)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Freuds (unit publicity)
- HireWorks (avid rental and support)
- Lip Sync Design (titles)
- LipSync Post (post production)
- LipSync Post (sound)
- London Contemporary Orchestra (score performed by)
- Moving Picture Logistics (swing drivers supplied by)
- Setkeeper (production office software)
- Slick Casting (extras casting)
- The Helicopter Girls (drone film services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, a council bureaucrat's life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him his time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he continues to search for meaning until a simple revelation gives him a purpose to create a legacy for the next generation. Written by Official synopsis |
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| Taglines | It's never too late to start. See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $12,377,310 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The production designers went to a great deal of trouble to make this film look like it was made in the era it was set, including avoiding quick edits, softening the colour palette and using a relevant font for the film credits. See more » |
| Goofs | If you leave Waterloo Station to walk to the Greater London County Council (GLCC) you don't walk across Westminster bridge. They're on the same side South Bank. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards (2023). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tempo di Valse See more » |
| Quotes |
Williams:
I don't have time to get angry. See more » |