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| Release Date: |
August 6, 2004 (LA/NY) |
| On DVD: |
December 28, 2004 |
| Genre: |
Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi |
| Running Time: |
90 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for a scene of sexuality, including brief graphic nudity. |
| Director: |
Michael Winterbottom |
| Writer: |
Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Cast: |
Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar, Togo Igawa, Essie Davis, Nina Fogg, Bruno Lastra, Emil Marwa,Nabil Massad, Taro Sherabayani, Christopher Simpson, Benedict Wong |
This is a love story set in an eerily possible near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papelles," a special travel insurance. Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles whose lives are severely restricted. William (Robbins) is a family man who works as an insurance investigator. When his company sends him to another Read more
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