Following


1h 10m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Bill is an unemployed writer who has lately taken to following strangers at random on the street. One day, Cobb, a man Bill has been following, catches him in the act. Cobb reveals he has a transgressive daily routine of his own: he is a burgler. He invites Bill to join him. Soon Bill is spending hi

Film Details

Also Known As
Le Suiveur, Suiveur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Syncopy Films
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; Acacias Cine Audience; Alliance Releasing; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

Synopsis

Bill is an unemployed writer who has lately taken to following strangers at random on the street. One day, Cobb, a man Bill has been following, catches him in the act. Cobb reveals he has a transgressive daily routine of his own: he is a burgler. He invites Bill to join him. Soon Bill is spending his time breaking into peoples homes with Cobb and having lunch on stolen credit cards. In Cobb, Bill finds a strange companionship -- part mentor, part confessor, and part evil twin. When Bill gets involved with a woman whose house the two have previously burgled, Bill becomes entwined in something much larger and more horrifying than petty crime.

Film Details

Also Known As
Le Suiveur, Suiveur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Syncopy Films
Distribution Company
Zeitgeist Films; Acacias Cine Audience; Alliance Releasing; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Zeitgeist Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Ilford Black and White Ward at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1999 Dinard Festival of British Cinema.

Winner of the Tiger Award for new directors at the 1999 Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States April 2, 1999

Released in United States January 1999

Released in United States January 2003

Released in United States June 1999

Released in United States June 4, 1999

Released in United States on Video December 11, 2001

Released in United States Spring April 4, 1999

Shown at Dinard Festival of British Film (in competition) in Dinard, France September 30 - October 3, 1999.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 26 - April 11, 1999.

Shown at Newport International Film Festival (in competition) June 1-6, 1999.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Tribute) January 9-20, 2003.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.

Shown at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (in competition) January 23-30, 1999.

Formerly distributed in USA on video Saturn Home Entertainment.

Feature directorial debut for Christopher Nolan.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Dinard Festival of British Film (in competition) in Dinard, France September 30 - October 3, 1999.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 26 - April 11, 1999.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)

Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (in competition) January 23-30, 1999.)

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Tribute) January 9-20, 2003.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.)

Released in United States Spring April 4, 1999

Released in United States on Video December 11, 2001

Released in United States April 2, 1999 (Film Forum; New York City)

Released in United States June 4, 1999 (Nuart; Los Angeles)

Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival (in competition) June 1-6, 1999.)