Code Unknown


1h 57m 2000

Brief Synopsis

A multilayered story of emigres in Paris. When angry Jean tosses a piece of paper at homeless Maria, passer-by Amadou is enraged and fights with Jean. The police arrive, Amadou is arrested and Maria deported to Romania. In this random encounter three separate lives and cultures collide, leaving a number of questions and providing few answers.

Film Details

Also Known As
Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys, Code inconnu, Code inconnu: recit incomplet de divers voyages, Code: inconnu, Code: onbekend, Código desconocido
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
KimStim/Leisure Time Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

A multilayered story of emigres in Paris. When angry Jean tosses a piece of paper at homeless Maria, passer-by Amadou is enraged and fights with Jean. The police arrive, Amadou is arrested and Maria deported to Romania. In this random encounter three separate lives and cultures collide, leaving a number of questions and providing few answers.

Crew

Viorel Banete

Art Director

Bruno Bernard

Unit Production Manager

Gabriel Bucur

Art Director

Carlos Cabeceran

Steadicam Operator

Melia Cerchez

Casting

Melia Cerchez

Assistant Director

Francoise Clavel

Costume Designer

Razvan Constantinescu

Unit Production Manager

Yvon Crenn

Executive Producer

Crina Crisan

Unit Manager

Emmanuel De Chauvigny

Production Designer

Kris Portier Debellair

Casting

Aurel Draghici

Art Director

Doina Dragnea

Production Manager

Eric Ferret

Sound Recordist

Pierre Foury

Special Effects

Giba Goncalves

Music

Michael Haneke

Screenplay

Karin Hartusch

Editor

Christoph Holch

Coproducer

Herve Icovic

Consultant

Jurgen Jurges

Director Of Photography

Marin Karmitz

Producer

Thilo Kleine

Coproducer

Jean-pierre Laforce

Sound Designer

Jean-pierre Laforce

Sound

Lionel Lebras

Adr

Daniel Lenoir

Special Effects

Laurent Levy

Sound Effects

Isabelle Luzet

Hair Stylist

Maguette Fonkou M'baye

Unit Manager

Nadine Muse

Sound Editor

Thi Loan Nguyen

Makeup

Virgil Nicolaescu

Assistant Director

Alain Olivieri

Assistant Director

Calin Papura

Art Director

Chloe Perlemutter

Script Supervisor

Thomas Pitre

Location Manager

Titi Popescu

Coproducer

Andreas Prochaska

Editor

Joseph Rapp

Assistant Director

Manuel Recolin

Unit Manager

Germaine Ribel

Wardrobe

Alain Sarde

Producer

Guillaume Sciama

Sound Designer

Guillaume Sciama

Sound

Loredana Calina Soradi

Casting

Benoit Squizzato

Special Effects

Vlad Teodor

Art Director

Ion Toma

Makeup

Doina Torcatoru

Unit Manager

Mandiaye Toure

Unit Production Manager

Moussa Toure

Production

Ion Vasilescu

Art Director

Laurence Vendroux

Set Decorator

Michael Weber

Coproducer

Film Details

Also Known As
Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys, Code inconnu, Code inconnu: recit incomplet de divers voyages, Code: inconnu, Code: onbekend, Código desconocido
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
KimStim/Leisure Time Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Ecumenical Special Prize at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States Fall November 30, 2001

Released in United States June 7, 2002

Released in United States July 2000

Released in United States August 2000

Released in United States 2001

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Focus) August 13-27, 2000.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.

Broadcast in USA over Sundance Channel July 6, 2001.

Released in United States Fall November 30, 2001

Released in United States June 7, 2002 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Focus) August 13-27, 2000.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Critics' Choice) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)