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A long-lost sister and a hint of an idea

LOS ANGELES — Seven and a half years ago, a lady approached screenwriter Alex Kurtzman during a celebration and introduced herself. “She said, ‘Hi, I’m your sister,’” Kurtzman said. “I was in shock.” Kurtzman clearly saw his father’s facilities reflected in a woman’s face, though here he was during age 30 and he’d never met her.

The overwhelming knowledge of encountering his half-sister for a initial time led to Kurtzman’s latest film and his directorial debut, “People Like Us,” that opens Friday.

A heavily fictionalized chronicle of his possess story, a film stars Chris Pine as Sam, a egotistical immature man

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The writer-director: Alex Kurtzman's 'People Like Us' explores family

Seven-and-a-half years ago, a lady approached screenwriter Alex Kurtzman during a celebration and introduced herself. “She said, ‘Hi, I’m your sister,'” Kurtzman said. “I was in shock.” Kurtzman clearly saw his father’s facilities reflected in a woman’s face, though here he was during age 30 and he’d never met her.

The overwhelming knowledge of encountering his half-sister for a initial time

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