Code 46 (2003)

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I have never been a huge fan of science fiction. In general I find the genre big on ideas but lacking in character and substance. I was pleased to see Code 46 got the balance right. Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton combine their talents well to inject some drama into this complex futuristic tale. A lesser pair may not have had the same desired effect.

Ever since I saw ‘Butterfly Kiss’, I have been a fan of Michael Winterbottom and I have been following his work closely. However, since the guy is apparently a workaholic, he is quite over-productive, making an average of one movie every year. The positive thing is that you don’t have to wait very long for his following work to come out but the negative thing is that many of his movies are ... read more

Description: Code 46 is a love story set in a Brave New World-type near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papelles," a special travel permit issued by the totalitarian government, the "Sphinx". Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles forced to live primitive lives. William is a family man who works as a government investigator. When he is sent to Shanghai to solve a case of fake papelles, he meets a woman named Maria. Although he realizes she is behind the Code 46 is a love story set in a Brave New World-type near-future where cities are heavily controlled and only accessible through checkpoints. People cannot travel unless they have "papelles," a special travel permit issued by the totalitarian government, the "Sphinx". Outside these cities, the desert has taken over and shanty towns are jammed with non-citizens - people without papelles forced to live primitive lives. William is a family man who works as a government investigator. When he is sent to Shanghai to solve a case of fake papelles, he meets a woman named Maria. Although he realizes she is behind the forgeries, he cannot help but fall completely in love with her. He hides her crime and they have a wild, passionate affair that can only last as long as his papelles: 24 hours. Back home, William is obsessed with the memory of Maria. When the original investigation is inevitably re-opened a week later and William is sent back to finish the work he started, he tracks her down, only to discover she has been accused of a Code 46 violation and any further relationship is impossible. ... (more) (less)