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Déjà Vu is a 2006 American science-fiction action thriller directed by Tony Scott and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Denzel Washington plays ATF agent Doug Carlin, who investigates a ferry bombing in New Orleans and joins a team using experimental technology that can observe events from four days earlier. The film combines a terrorist-investigation plot with a time-travel premise and a romance involving Paula Patton's character, Claire Kuchever.
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Who stars in Déjà Vu (2006)?
Denzel Washington leads as ATF agent Doug Carlin, with Val Kilmer, Paula Patton, and Jim Caviezel in support. Tony Scott directed and Jerry Bruckheimer produced.
What is the surveillance technology in Déjà Vu called?
The team uses a system nicknamed 'Snow White,' which folds space to view events roughly four days in the past in real time. Carlin eventually pushes the team to try sending more than images backward.
Was Déjà Vu filmed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?
Yes — it was one of the first big-budget films to shoot in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The ferry-bombing plot makes heavy use of the city's locations.
Is Déjà Vu a time travel movie?
It flirts with the idea: the device is presented as past-viewing surveillance rather than time travel, until Carlin insists on changing what already happened. The premise is wrapped in a Tony Scott-style action thriller rather than slow sci-fi.
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