Tenet is a 2020 science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh. The film follows a former CIA agent who is recruited into a secret organization, tasked with tracing the origin of objects that are traveling backwards through time and their connection to an attack from the future to the present. Nolan continued his relationship with Warner Bros. and his production company Syncopy for the film's production and distribution.
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Writer, director and co-producer Christopher Nolan
Image: MJK 08789 Robert Pattinson (Damsel, Berlinale 2018) (cropped)
Image: Elizabeth Debicki by Gage Skidmore
Sir Christopher Edward Nolan is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, he is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. Nolan's films have earned over $6 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing film director of all time. His accolades include two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. Nolan was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2019, and received a knighthood in 2024 for his contributions to film.
Nolan in 2018
Nolan attended University College London and used its Flaxman Gallery for a scene in Inception (2010).
Nolan (left) with the cast and crew of The Dark Knight at the 2008 European premiere in London
Nolan at the 2013 premiere of Man of Steel in London
