Tenet Ending Explained: Word Meaning, Time Travel & All Questions Answered
The word Tenet and its meaning have plagued viewers of Christopher Nolan's epic since it premiered in 2020, and the movie offers quite a few answers.
Tenet
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Release Date
- September 3, 2020
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Kenneth Branagh , John David Washington , Michael Caine , Robert Pattinson , Elizabeth Debicki , Dimple Kapadia , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Clemence Poesy
- Writers
- Christopher Nolan
- Runtime
- 150 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Tenet
- Budget
- $200 million
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Summary
Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a nameless Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
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