Cod necunoscut
Directed by:
Michael HanekeScreenplay:
Michael HanekeCinematography:
Jürgen JürgesCast:
Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler, Alexandre Hamidi, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Luminița Gheorghiu, Bruno Todeschini, Didier Flamand (more)VOD (2)
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Paris. A very busy street. Someone throws a crumpled piece of paper into the outstretched hands of a beggar-woman. This is the bond which, for an instant, links the trajectories of several very different characters. Anne, a young actress, is on the threshold of making it in the cinema. Her boyfriend Georges, is a war photographer. He is rarely in France. His father is a farmer. Georges younger brother, Jean, has no interest in taking over the farm. Amadou is a music teacher in an institute for deaf-mute children. His father, a taxi driver, is originally from Africa. Amadou`s little sister is deaf, she is the inspiration behind his profession. Maria comes from Romania and sends home the money she gets from begging. Having been deported, she goes back home to spend some time with her family before embarking on another humiliating journey to France. A single violent moment unites them and makes a splash that sends ripples throughout the rest of the film. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
It’s as if Michael Haneke (again driven by the need to explore human dignity) tried his hand at staging in front of the camera –
without the need to provide the viewer with a coherent story. Code Unknown is a chronologically scattered mosaic of
excerpts from the stories of a group of people who have affected each other’s lives. Watching the characters’ behavior
in long shots with no music. There are a few great scenes that make you bate your breath and a few scenes whose
absence would make the film more compact, easier to understand and more emotionally engaging. For Haneke’s fans, it
is material for hours of discussions. Juliette Binoche is excellent.
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