Based on the 2012 novel by Dave Eggers (Where the Wild Things Are, Away We Go) and adapted for the screen by Tom Tykwer (Clous Atlas, Run Lola Run), A Hologram for the King stars Tom Hanks as an American businessman, Alan Clay, who travels to Saudi Arabia for a tech-sales pitch to an elusive monarch, only to find out that he's going to have to wait a lot longer than he expected. To make matters worse, he and his team have been annexed to an off-site tent, with no food, air conditioning or -- gasp! -- wifi. Oh, and Alan also finds a lump on his back, which makes him fear for his health too.
For a film that's basically 97 minutes of a guy waiting around for a meeting, there's a surprising amount that happens along the way. First and foremost, this is a story about a down-on-his-luck marketeer acclimating to and finding solace in a world that's completely foreign to him -- literally. But with the help of an eccentric taxi driver, Yousef (Alexander Black), and a rare female Saudi doctor, Zahra (Sarita Choudhury), Alan begins to acclimate to his new surroundings and, what's more, come to terms with himself and his own place in the world.
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