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Immigrants Human Nature Social Differences Culture Clash Racism Love and Romance Society Couples more...
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Drama Foreign
Time/Period:
20th Century 90s
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Former Yugoslavia France Paris
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Code Unknown, 2000

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic

Directed by: Michael Haneke

Written by: Michael Haneke

Language: Malinka, Romanian, French, German, English, Arabic, French Sign Language

Country: France, Germany, Romania

Runtime: 118 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.0

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The plot of Code Unknown centers around immigrants, racism, and culture clash. It is a drama and foreign movie. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing of Code Unknown is slow. The setting is the former Yugoslavia and Paris. It happens in the 1990s. Code Unknown is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.

Summary of Code Unknown

Code Unknown tracks a series of events that unfold in like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne (Juliette Binoche) is an actress whose boyfriend Georges (Thierry Neuvic) photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean (Alexandre Hamidi), is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment because he has decided he no longer wants work on his father's farm in the country and he is moving to Paris. The lives of these characters haphazardly interconnect with those of a Romanian immigrant begging on the street, Maria (Luminita Gheorghiu), and a deaf teacher of West African descent, Amadou (Ona Lu Yenke). With many twists and turns that draw the viewer into webs of family, nationality, culture, economics, and politics, Code Unknown is a splendidly complex drama with a nonsequential chronology from Austrian director Michael Haneke.

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Language:	Malinka, Romanian, French, German, English, Arabic, French Sign Language
Country:	France, Germany, Romania
Release date:	30 November 2001
Runtime:	118 min

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Juliette Binoche

as Anne Laurent

Thierry Neuvic

as Georges

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The New York Times

Haneke, who wrote and directed, is a skillful, minutely observant filmmaker who trusts his audience to be able to put two and two together. Unfortunately, he's often too cryptic, which leaves viewers still trying to make connections when they should... Full Review

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by: Anita Gates

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Similar to Crash or Babel, this challenging film is about a chain reaction of events spurred by a minor incident. The story has its moments, but overall it is choppy, cryptic and a little frustrating. It is like a simmering pot that never boils. Read and rate it

20.April.2010
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by: Stephen
Stephen rated this movie6/10Okay

I am a Haneke fan, but this has to rank as one of his most disappointing films. It isn't that it's horrible; I felt like it tackled some important issues in contemporary France and I never felt like turning it off. It just seemed unfulfilling,... Read and rate it

03.December.2009
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by: Matt
Matt rated this movie0/10

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