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Code 46 (2003)
6.2
Ratings: 6.2/10 from 12,626 users
Metascore:
57/100
Reviews: 142 user | 127 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility. Director:Michael WinterbottomWriter:Frank Cottrell Boyce |
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Boxer
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Bahkland
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Emil Marwa | ... |
Mohan
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Wole
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Bikku
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Paul
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Lien Nguyin | ... |
Singer in Nightclub
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David Fahm | ... |
Damian Alekan
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Sylvie
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Storyline
Code 46 is a love story set in a Brave New World-type near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papeles" (papers in Spanish; words and sentences in many languages, especially Spanish, French and Chinese are mixed with English in this new world), a special travel permit issued by the totalitarian government, the "Sphinx". Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without IDs forced to live primitive lives. William is a family man who works as a government investigator. When he is sent to Shanghai to solve a case of fake IDs, he meets a woman named Maria. Although he realizes she is behind the forgeries, he cannot help but fall completely in love with her. He hides her crime and they have a wild, passionate affair that can only last as long as his visa: 24 hours... Written by Anonymous
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Can you miss someone you don't remember? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Código 46 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
€96,471 (Italy) (9 May 2004) (82 Screens)Gross:
$197,148 (USA) (29 August 2004)Company Credits
Production Co:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Kailash Picture Company, Revolution Films See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Maria: I think about the day we met. I suppose you arrived par avion. Maybe you were the first to get to security. You didn't intend to stay. You only had 24-hour cover, so luggage was a mano. And they probably had a driver waiting, so you didn't need to find un coche. You'd never been to Shanghai before. It was all new to you.
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Written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
Published by Nineden Limited Administered by Universal Music
Performed by Mick Jones
Arranged by Josh Hyams and Mark Revell See 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". See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Cut hairs without skin tags, which do not contain DNA, are used for a DNA analysis. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Maria: I think about the day we met. I suppose you arrived par avion. Maybe you were the first to get to security. You didn't intend to stay. You only had 24-hour cover, so luggage was a mano. And they probably had a driver waiting, so you didn't need to find un coche. You'd never been to Shanghai before. It was all new to you.
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"Should I Stay or Should I Go"Written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
Published by Nineden Limited Administered by Universal Music
Performed by Mick Jones
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