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I think we tried to make a film [Moon] that was about human beings as opposed to going from one special effects set piece to the next one, which is what a lot of science fiction films these days do.

Duncan Jones

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Duncan Jones
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: May 30
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Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones
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