UK / USA,
2003, 92 min
Directed by:
Michael WinterbottomScreenplay:
Frank Cottrell BoyceCast:
Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Togo Igawa, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Emil Marwa, Essie Davis, Christopher Simpson, Benedict Wong (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
In the near future, privileged classes live and work "inside" cities, while non-citizens scratch out a miserable existence "outside" in a vast desert. People cannot leave their designated zones without special visas known as"papeles." When fraudulent papeles surface, Seattle investigator William Geld (Robbins) travels to Shanghai to ferret out the culprit and meets Maria Gonzalez (Morton) a woman with whom he has a passionate affair but breaks one of society's harshest laws: Code 46. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2004 - Achievement in Production
- 2004 - Technical Achievement
European Film Awards
- 2004 - Alwin H. Kuchler, Marcel Zyskind (Best Cinematographer)
- 2004 - David Holmes, Stephen Hilton (Best Composer)
- 2004 - Samantha Morton (People's Choice Award Best Actress)
- 2004 - Michael Winterbottom (People's Choice Award Best Director)
Venice Film Festival
- 2003 - Michael Winterbottom (Golden Lion for Best Film)
Sitges Film Festival
- 2004 - Frank Cottrell Boyce (Best Screenplay)
- 2004 - Best Music
- 2004 - Michael Winterbottom (Silver Méliès for Best Feature Film)