Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages
Country: France, Germany, Romania
Year: 2000
Language: Malinka, Romanian, French, German, English, Arabic, French Sign Language
Runtime: 1h 58m
Alternative Title(s): Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys
Writer: Michael Haneke
Producer: Yvon Crenn, Christoph Holch, Marin Karmitz, Thilo Kleine, Titi Popescu, Alain Sarde, Michael Weber
Cast: Juliette Binoche (Anne Laurent), Thierry Neuvic (Georges), Josef Bierbichler (The Farmer (as Sepp Bierbichler)), Alexandre Hamidi (Jean), Maimouna Hélène Diarra (Aminate), Ona Lu Yenke (Amadou), Djibril Kouyaté (The Father), Luminita Gheorghiu (Maria), Crenguta Hariton (Irina (as Crenguta Hariton Stoica)), Bob Nicolescu (Dragos), Bruno Todeschini (Pierre), Paulus Manker (Perrin), Didier Flamand (The Director), Walid Afkir (The Young Arab (as Walide Afkir)), Maurice Bénichou (The Old Arab), Carlo Brandt (Henri), Philippe Demarle (Paul), Marc Duret (The Policeman), Arsinée Khanjian (Francine), Florence Loiret (Amadou's Friend), Nathalie Richard (Mathilde), Andrée Tainsy (Mrs. Becker), Elisabeth Marceul (Child), Melissande Zeddam (Child), Brandon Croteau (Child), Sonia Chauvelin (Child), Baptiste Gintzburger-Batle (Child), Sarah Agogue Tasse (Child), Alexandra Croteau (Child), Jerome Ferreira (Child), Melanie Lhote (Child), José Marques (Child), Guessi Diakite-Goumdo (Salimata), Jean-Yves Chatelais (Shop Owner), Laurent Suire (Policeman), Féodor Atkine (Man in Taxi (voice)), Malick Bowens (Witch Doctor), Ioan Marian Boris (Nicu), Monica Popa (Nuta), Ada Navrot (Florica), Giba Gonçalves (Percussion Teacher), Dominique Douret (David), Tsuyu Shimizu (David's Friend (as Tsuyu Bridwell)), Antoine Mathieu (Restaurant Waiter), Constantin Barbulescu (Mihai Popa), Domeke Meite (Demba), Marany Fofana (Youssouf's Sister), Aïssa Maïga (Black Girl with Blonde Hair), Costel Cascaval (Man in the Garden), Sandu Mihai Gruia (Group Leader), Daniel Dublet (Uncle), Boris Napes (Father in Cemetery), Isabelle Pietra (Mother in Cemetery), Cristina Ioanidis (Tatiana), Ion Haiduc (Man in Squat), Guillaume Morvilliers (Pierrot), Pascal Loison (Jolly Man), Jeff Cullen (Character portrayal), Irina Lubtchansky (Camera Assistant)
Genre: Drama
Keywords: Beggar, Farm, Police, Play, Paris, Film In Film, Supermarket, Subway, Gypsy, Illegal Immigrant, Sign Language, Funeral, Brother Brother Relationship, Soldier, No Ending, Swimming Pool, Deportation, Little Boy, Long Take, Child In Peril, Dubbing, Ensemble Cast, Righteousness, Dysfunctional Relationship, Actress, Voice Over, Racism
Summary: Jean, a farm lad, wants to escape his silent father; he runs to Paris to his older brother, Georges, who's away covering the war in Kosovo. Angry, he throws a bag of half-eaten pastry into a beggar's lap. Amadou, a young Franco-African, berates him. The police arrive, arrest Amadou and deport the beggar. Georges's girlfriend Anne is upset; it colors her relationship with Georges when he returns from the war. Separate lives intersect for the one moment, around the pastry bag, and all are altered. We follow each as repercussions of the incident play out. Deaf children bookend the film pantomiming words, feelings, and situations: what they are expressing?
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All the long take sequences were filmed in real-time without using edits.
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Michael Haneke began the project when Juliette Binoche wrote to him expressing an interest in working with him.
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When the film was shot in August 1999, Juliette Binoche was pregnant. To disguise her condition she wore loose "unkept" clothes.
Release Date: Friday, May 19, 2000
Gross: $209,519
Rating: 6.9
Votes: 2,916
Referenced in: Femme Fatale