Information
| Year: | 2003 |
| Rating: | 6.3(9584) |
| Listed in: | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Michael Winterbottom |
| Actors: | Tim Robbins Togo Igawa Nabil Elouahabi Jonathan Ibbotson Samantha Morton Sarah Backhouse |
| "In the future...love is a dangerous game." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
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| Michael Winterbottom | |
| Actors | |
| Tim Robbins | as William Geld |
| Togo Igawa | as Driver |
| Nabil Elouahabi | as Vendor |
| Jonathan Ibbotson | as Boxer |
| Om Puri | as Bahkland |
| Emil Marwa | as Mohan |
| Bruno Lastra | as Bikku |
| Christopher Simpson | as Paul |
| David Fahm | as Damian Alekan |
| Mick Jones | as Himself |
| Taro Sherabayani | as Jim |
| Benedict Wong | as Medic |
| Paul Barnes | as Man in Corridor |
| Louis Lin | as Sales Agent |
| Nabil Massad | as Jebel Ali Hotel Owner |
| Kerry Shale | as Clinic Doctor |
| Actresses | |
| Samantha Morton | as Maria Gonzales |
| Sarah Backhouse | as Weather Girl |
| Natalie Jackson Mendoza | as Sphinx Receptionist |
| Nina Fog | as Wole |
| Lien Nguyin | as Singer in Nightclub |
| Jeanne Balibar | as Sylvie |
| Nina Sosanya | as Anya |
| Shelley King | as William's Boss |
| Tuyet Le | as Apartment Security |
| Nina Wadia | as Hospital Receptionist |
| Essie Davis | as Doctor |
| Teo-Wa Vuong | as Tester |
| Jennifer Lim | as Tester with Couple |
| Archie Panjabi | as Check In |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | as Williams's wife |
| Bernadette Jane Vanderkar | as Young Maria |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 2 January 2003 - 5 March 2003 |
| Budget: | USD 7,500,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 69,082 USD (15 August 2004) Italy - 96,471 EUR (9 May 2004) |
| Plot: | In a near future, in a world ruled by a totalitarian government, checking of the genetic code is mandatory for any type of possible relationship between man and woman. The investigator from Seattle William travels to Shanghai to investigate the faking and stealing of special Visas called "papelles". The main suspect is Maria Gonzales, who works in the company Sphinx, but William falls in love for her and protects her. They have a passionate one night stand, and sooner they find that they are genetically incompatible to each other and they have violated the Code 46. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"No Man's Land" Written by David Holmes Published by Universal/Island Music Ltd Performed by David Holmes Courtesy of Polydor UK Ltd Licensed by kind permission from the Universal Film and TV Licensing Division "Tehran" Music by Dario Marianelli Published by Dario Marianelli "Menina e Moça" Traditional Written by Fausto Frazào, Américo Pinto and Edmundo Bettencourt Arranged by Josh Hyams and Mark Revell Performed by Lien Nguyin Published by Spa "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 Arranged by Josh Hyams and Mark Revell "Song No. 6" Written by Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook) and Ashley Slater Used by kind permission of Universal Music Publishing Limited Performed by Freakpower Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Licensed by Kind of Permission from The Universal Film and TV Licensing Division "No Woman No Cry" Written by Vincent Ford Used by Permission of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited/ Odnil Music Limited/Blue Mountain Music Limited All Rights for the World Administered by Rykomusic Limited "Thodasa Pagla" Written by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Javed Akhtar Performed by Asha Bhosle Courtesy of Saregma PLC "Row Row Row The Boat" Traditional "Warning Sign" Written by Guy Berryman (as Berryman), Jon Buckland (as Buckland), Will Champion (as Champion) and Chris Martin (as Martin) Published by BMG Music Publishing Performed by Coldplay Licensed Courtesy of EMI Records Limited |
Goofs
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Continuity: After William brings Maria coffee in bed, she stands up and takes off her gray shirt revealing a black sleeveless top. She has the gray shirt on again while she's sitting on the toilet. Fact errors: Cut hairs without skin tags, which do not contain DNA, are used for a DNA analysis. Fact errors: According to on screen text at the beginning of the movie, Code 46 restricts reproduction of two individuals who are 100%, 50% or 25% identical. If two people were 100% genetically identical, then they would be the same sex and would not be able to reproduce. FAIR: The numerous seeming "errors in geography" are actually an intentional artistic choice. Because the film is set in a future where global cultures have become thoroughly merged, Michael Winterbottom purposely blended footage shot in Shanghai, Dubai and Rajastahn so that Shanghai has a desert outside it, etc. |
Quotes
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Maria: You have a kid? William: Yeah? Maria: Chico or chica? William: Chico. Maria: I bet he's special. William: He *is* special. Maria: Everybody's children are so special. It makes you wonder where all the ordinary grown-ups come from. William: I always wondered why the coyote didn't just go out and buy a Road Runner. He had enough money to buy rocket-powered roller-skates so he had money to buy a Road Runner. [last lines] Maria: I miss you. Wole: There is no freckles pornography. William: Well, there is "Anne of Green Gables". Wole: I consider "Anne of Green Gables" to be an erotic masterpiece. Maria: If we had enough information, we could predict the consequences of our actions. Would you want to know? If you kissed that girl, if you talked to that man, if you take that job, or marry that woman, or steal that papel? If we knew what would happen in the end, would we ever be able to take the first step, to make the first move? 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. William: Tell me something about yourself. Maria: Make love to me. Make me make love to you. William: Damn, I'm all out of bibles. Maria: [to William] You know, one of my fingers is younger than the others. William's Boss: We all have problems, William. How we deal with them is a measure of our worth. |
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