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Release Date:
7 May 2004 (Italy) more
Tagline:
In the future...love is a dangerous game. more
Plot:
A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility. full summary | full synopsis
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4 wins & 9 nominations more
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Mike Newell set to direct 'The Box of Delights'
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Cast

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Tim Robbins ... William Geld

Togo Igawa ... Driver

Nabil Elouahabi ... Vendor

Samantha Morton ... Maria Gonzales

Sarah Backhouse ... Weather Girl
Jonathan Ibbotson ... Boxer
Natalie Jackson Mendoza ... Sphinx Receptionist (as Natalie Mendoza)

Om Puri ... Bahkland

Emil Marwa ... Mohan
Nina Fog ... Wole
Bruno Lastra ... Bikku
Christopher Simpson ... Paul
Lien Nguyin ... Singer in Nightclub
David Fahm ... Damian Alekan
Jeanne Balibar ... Sylvie
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Rated R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity.
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92 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mick Jones of The Clash sings the Clash song "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" in the karaoke-esque club scene, but he appears to get the words wrong. The song goes "If I go there will be trouble. If I STAY it will be double", but he sings "If I go there will be trouble. If I GO it will be double". more
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Factual errors: Cut hairs without skin tags, which do not contain DNA, are used for a DNA analysis. more
Quotes:
Maria: If we are frightened, we run. It's our instinct. Adrenaline pumps round the body. The muscles contract. Our heart beats faster. And we run. We run for our lives, we run for safety, for our home, our families, our loved ones. more
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Should I Stay or Should I Go more

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33 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
Why this film is 'real', 30 September 2004
8/10
Author: The-Proph from Cheshire, England

I loved this film! It was (to my cinematographically uncultured palate, at least) different, and the characters seemed quite unconventional. Rather than just hollow acting, I found Tim Robbins' character to be a mental curve ball, which completely altered the way the film played out. It hinted at the socialisation and culture prevalent at the time.

I also enjoyed the (much-disputed) foreign terms slipped into the conversation - they weren't too frequent, and added a dimension - that there had been purely aesthetic as well as techno/political changes. As English becomes more dominant and other languages in the minority (and therefore more culturally significant), it is likely that foreign terms will be leaked, from the age-old Caucasian tradition of borrowing culture if nothing else.

I also loved the fact that the cityscapes were all filmed to imply the future, rather than CG'd or whatever.

The storyline was innovative, and there were many dead-ends which fleshed out the story and made it less linear. Unlike some, I easily followed the storyline, and I'm rather confused that some people felt that it didn't seem to touch on Code 46 itself much.

Interesting concepts, combined with a sense of triviality surrounding much of the technology, helped to create a more textured world, and while nothing was really explained, the evidence was there for you to draw your own conclusions. If you like thinking, definitely watch this film.

~pr0ph37~

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