Age: 40
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Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born May 13, 1986) is an English actor. Noted for his versatile roles in both big-budget and independent films, Pattinson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actors. After starting to act in a London theatre club at age 15, Pattinson began his film career by playing Cedric Diggory in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). He gained worldwide recognition for portraying Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), which grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. After starring in the romantic dramas Remember Me (2010) and Water for Elephants (2011), Pattinson received critical acclaim for his performances in independent films from auteur directors. He starred in David Cronenberg's thriller Cosmopolis (2012), David Michôd's dystopian western The Rover (2014), James Gray's adventure drama The Lost City of Z (2016), the Safdie Brothers' crime drama Good Time (2017), Claire Denis' science-fiction drama High Life (2018), and Robert Eggers' psychological horror film The Lighthouse (2019). He returned to mainstream films with a leading role in Christopher Nolan's spy film Tenet (2020), and starred as the DC Comics superhero Batman in Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022).
Set in a world where people can barter their most intimate emotions, memories, and virtues as currency, a mysterious underground market thrives. The wealthy elite, bored with material possessions, begin trading their empathy, happiness, or love for more practical gains—power, knowledge, and control. A young couple, Nina and Derek, struggling financially, decide to sell some of their more "useless" emotions to afford a better life. Initially, they feel liberated, shedding parts of their personalities they viewed as weaknesses. As they continue trading away their traits, the couple’s personalities begin to shift in bizarre, haunting ways. Nina loses her ability to love, while Derek becomes frighteningly stoic, unable to express joy. Their once harmonious relationship disintegrates as they devolve into a state of apathy and moral detachment. Meanwhile, they become entangled in the schemes of a rich, enigmatic collector, Anton, who hoards others’ emotions and uses them for his manipulative pleasures. Throughout the story, the audience questions the true cost of stripping oneself of humanity in favor of "advancement" and the emptiness that comes with a life devoid of core emotions.
