Code 46 DVD Tim Robbins

Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Benedict Wong, Nabil Elouahabi, Nina Sosanya, Nabil Massad
Rating: R
Genre: Drama Sci-Fi Romance
Running Time: 93 minutes
Region: 1
Format: DVD Widescreen
Audio: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital
Special Features: Close Captioned, Deleted Scenes, Inside Code 46 Featurette
Release Date: 2004
Theatrical Release: 2003
UPC: 027616914354
ISBN: 0792864360
Studio: MGM
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Made in: Unknown
Former Rental: No
Condition: Used. Scratches & scuff marks. Plays well, doesn't skip. Case has shelf wear.
Inventory: DS.SH

Movie description

Set in Shanghai in the near future, 'Code 46' takes place in a world where in-vitro fertilization, embryo splitting, and cloning have become so widespread that the government monitors all pregnancies to avoid incestuous births, whether on purpose or accidental. In Michael Winterbottom's science-fiction love story, Tim Robbins stars as Will, a fraud investigator who shows up at the huge Sphinx corporation to find out which employee has been making fake papelles--identity papers that allow people to travel. With an empathy virus inside of him so he can read people's minds, Will discovers that Maria Gonzalez (Samantha Morton) is the culprit, but he instantly falls in love with her and turns in someone else in her place, leading to a dangerous affair that jeopardizes his family, his career, and his life. The blossoming romance between Will and Maria is reminiscent of the classic 'Brief Encounter', in which two people are willing to risk so much for true love. Winterbottom, who previously scored such indie hits as '24 Hour Party People' and 'Wonderland', combines with screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, Academy Award winner Robbins, and Oscar nominee Morton in creating a unique vision of a technologically advanced but emotionally vapid future--except for those citizens who have been banished to the outside, where they struggle every day but have a greater understanding of what's real. 'Code 46' is filled with twists, with the unexpected waiting around every corner, but at the heart of the film is the heartbreaking relationship between two compelling cinematic characters.

Awards

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival - Best European Feature Film
Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival - Best Original Soundtrack
Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival - Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver

Editorial reviews

4 Stars. Startlingly original. Science fiction at it's cinematic, provocative best.
Boxoffice

Chilling
Hollywood Reporter

Provocative, quietly erotic, deeply romantic and slyly witty.
Premiere - Glenn Kenny

Ingeniously designed and photographed.
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman

With provocative ideas.
Uncut - Stephen Dalton

Quietly intense.
Sight and Sound - Kim Newman

A stunning, moody stab at science fiction.
Rolling Stone - Saul Austerlitz

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