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Code 46 (2003)

Code 46 poster
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genre
drama film, science fiction film, romance film, biopunk, arthouse science fiction film, dystopian film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 400 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story set in a future where genetic technology controls society. A man and a woman begin a relationship that crosses forbidden boundaries.

melancholicatmosphericsombercontemplativemoodyslow-burnfuturisticromantic

What happens

Code 46 is a 2003 British-American film directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, and starring Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton. Produced by BBC Films and Revolution Films, the film is a dystopian sci-fi love story, exploring the implications of current trends in biotechnology. The soundtrack was composed by David Holmes and Stephen Hilton under the name "Free Association". Filmed on location in Shanghai, Dubai and Rajasthan, with interiors done onstage in London, the mesh of foreign locations was chosen due to the juxtaposition of elements in these cities offering a believable futuristic setting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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