The Limits of Control

2009 | Color | 1h 56

The activities of a mysterious loner remain always outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not entirely clear. Paradoxically, his journey is quite defined, yet dreamlike. It takes him not only across Spain but also to the depths of his own consciousness.

Country: España, Estados Unidos, Japón
Direction: Jarmusch; Jim
Script: Jarmusch; Jim
Production: Smith; Stacey, Mcgowan; Gretchen
Photography: Doyle; Christopher
Sound: Hein; Robert
Music: Rabinowitz; Jay, Boris; Boris
Cast:De Bankolé; Isaach, Descas; Alex, Swinton; Tilda, Hurt; John, García Bernal; Gael, Murray; Bill
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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