Directed by:
Michael WinterbottomScreenplay:
Frank Cottrell BoyceCast:
Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Togo Igawa, Om Puri, Jeanne Balibar, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Emil Marwa, Essie Davis, Christopher Simpson, Benedict Wong (more)Plots(1)
A love story set in Shanghai, the day after tomorrow. William (Tim Robbins) is sent there for 24 hours to investigate a fraud at the Sphinx insurance company. Having taken an empathy virus he is able to read suspects' minds Maria (Samantha Morton) is an employee of Sphinx where she creates 'papelles', a form of insurance cover and passport rolled into one. Without papelles people are consigned to live in sub-cultures, unable to travel outside their own zones. William's enquiries soon reveal that Maria is the person who has been selling fake papelles. He knows that it is his duty to hand Maria over to the authorities. However, forces greater than the both of them are at work and William finds himself unable to turn her in. Instead, he falls deeply in love with her - a move that will change his life forever... (BBC)
(more)Cast
Tim Robbins
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Mystic River (2003)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Samantha Morton
UK
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Togo Igawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
The Last Samurai (2003)
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Om Puri
India
Best movies:
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Jeanne Balibar
France
Best movies:
A Town Called Panic (2009)
The Sentinel (1992)
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Natalie Jackson Mendoza
Hong Kong
Best movies:
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Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Emil Marwa
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Izzat (2005)
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Essie Davis
Australia
Best movies:
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Christopher Simpson
Ireland
Best movies:
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Benedict Wong
UK
Best movies:
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Kristin Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
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The English Patient (1996)
Nina Sosanya
UK
Best movies:
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Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV movie)
Nina Fog
Austria
Best movies:
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Mick Jones
UK
Best movies:
The King of Comedy (1982)
Rude Boy (1980)
Code 46 (2003)
Nina Wadia
India
Best movies:
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
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Bruno Lastra
Best movies:
The Line of Beauty (2006) (series)
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Kerry Shale
Canada
Best movies:
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