Struggling novelist is changed after a fatal car accident. Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015-12-04 Video Release 2016-06-07 Studio IFC Films Genre Suspense MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 119 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis After taking 3D to dazzling new heights in Pina, legendary director Wim Wenders Paris, Texas; Wings of Desire continues to push the technology in bold new directions. This searing drama charts the emotional odyssey of a struggling novelist James Franco whose life is turned upside down one wintry night when following a fatal car accident. The incident sets him on a soul-searching, decades-long journey towards redemption, a quest that profoundly touches the lives of both his girlfriend Rachel McAdams and the accident victim's mother Charlotte Gainsbourg . In his triumphant return to narrative filmmaking, Wenders makes innovative, often breathtaking use of 3D to draw viewers ever deeper into the film's gripping emotional vortex. Director Wim Wenders Cast Wim Wenders; James Franco; Rachel McAdams; Charlotte Gainsbourg; Marie-Josee Croze; Peter Stormare; Patrick Bauchau; Robert Naylor; Julia Sarah Stone; Jack Fulton