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Jack Fisk: ​‘Alejandro wanted a mountain of skulls’

16 Jan 2016

Words by David Jenkins

Close-up portrait of a bearded man with long hair, set against an industrial background with a smokestack in the distance and a vintage car in the foreground.
Close-up portrait of a bearded man with long hair, set against an industrial background with a smokestack in the distance and a vintage car in the foreground.
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The Revenant is in cinemas from 15 January. Read our review here.

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