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Code 46 (2003)

How do you solve a crime when the last thing you want to know is the truth?

Original Title : Code 46
Director : Michael Winterbottom
Writer : Frank Cottrell Boyce
Genre : Romance
Sci-Fi/Drama
Country : UK
Language : English
Producer : Andrew Eaton , Robert Jones , Rosa Romero , David M. Thompson
Music : David Holmes
Chris Martin
Photography : Alwin H. Kuchler
Marcel Zyskind
MPAA Rating : Rated R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity.
IMDB ID : 0345061
Official site : http://www.mangafilms.es/codigo46/
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Code 46 (2003) - Michael Winterbottom
 

Starring

ÂTim Robbins William
ÂTogo Igawa Driver
ÂNabil Elouhabi Vendor (as Nabil Elouahabi
ÂSamantha Morton Maria Gonzales
ÂSarah Backhouse Weather Girl
ÂJonathan Ibbotson Boxer
ÂNatalie Jackson Mendoza Sphinx Receptionist (as Natalie Mendoza
ÂOm Puri Bahkland
ÂEmil Marwa Mohan
ÂNina Fog Wole
ÂBruno Lastra Bikku
ÂChristopher Simpson Paul
ÂLien Nguyin Singer in Nightclub
ÂDavid Fahm Damian Alekan
ÂJeanne Balibar Sylvie
ÂMick Jones Himself
ÂTaro Sherabayani Jim
ÂNina Sosanya Anya
ÂShelley King William's Boss
ÂTuyet Le Apartment Security
ÂBenedict Wong Medic
ÂNina Wadia Hospital Receptionist
ÂEssie Davis Doctor
ÂTeo-Wa Vuong Tester
ÂJennifer Lim Tester with Couple
ÂArchie Panjabi Check In
ÂPaul Barnes Man in Corridor
ÂLouis Lin Sales Agent
ÂNabil Massad Jebel Ali Hotel Owner
ÂKerry Shale Clinic Doctor
 

Plot

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 "papelles," a special travel permit issued by the totalitarianistic government, the "Sphinx". Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles 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 papelles, 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 papelles: 24 hours. Back home, William is obessed with the memory of Maria. When the original investigation is inevitably re-opened a week later and William is sent back to finish the work he started, he tracks her down, only to discover she has been accused of a Code 46 violation and any further relationship is impossible.
 

Comments

I was blown away by the portrayal of a multicultural community of the future. Languages and races all melded together into one global culture. This film is so coy in displaying its intelligence. Being an average linguist, I loved the usage of Spanish, arabic, mandarin and more mixed in with English. Enough to entice, little enough to avoid viewer confusion. The backdrops of the scenes looked so natural yet foreign. I was surprised by the sensuality displayed in the latter part of the film...not being used to seeing Robbins in such scenes. the main actress carries a curious beauty and attractiveness throughout her performance. I was slightly disturbed by the code 46 violation, but not enough to say that this was not a fascinating experience.
 
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