
Code Unknown
2000, Drama, 1h 58m
51 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
critics consensus
Though challengingly cryptic at times, Code Unknown still manages to resonate. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
In Paris, one incident is seen through the eyes of several people -- Anne (Juliette Binoche), a stressed actress thirsty for success; her boyfriend Georges (Thierry Neuvic), who is a photographer; Romanian immigrant Maria (Luminita Gheorghiu), who is not legally allowed to work in France and Amadou, (Ona Lu Yenke), a caring teacher who is sympathetic to marginalized people. All become swept up in racial tensions and legal issues that stem from a single, careless act of littering.
Cast & Crew
Juliette Binoche
Anne Laurent
Anne Laurent
Thierry Neuvic
Georges
Georges
Luminita Gheorghiu
Maria
Maria
Ona Lu Yenke
Amadou
Amadou
Helene Diarra
Aminate
Aminate
Sepp Bierbechler
The Farmer
The Farmer
Critic Reviews for Code Unknown
Audience Reviews for Code Unknown
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Aug 07, 2015An intriguing experiment that is sadly too bleak and dull to retain interest.Marcus W Super Reviewer
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Jun 11, 2014An intelligent and post-structuralist narrative exercise that, shot in a series of single-take fragments, plays with the structural codes that form the basis of storytelling to reflect how people can't understand each other in this society with their very own signs (languages, gestures, cultures, moral values).Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Aug 02, 2010a michael haneke film, before his funny games, juliet binoche is a good watch as we watch her deal with various things in her life, as we begin with her encounter with 2 other people, we then follow the three, admittinly one isnt seen much while other is interesting, its binoches story whisch is draw, there are some good dramatic moments and keeps story interestingscott g Super Reviewer
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Jun 02, 2010A strange tale, if indeed it can be called that. The subtitle, "Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys" sums it up pretty well. Juliette Binoche was lovely and carried the film. The rest was just window dressing and had no obvious connecting narrative, or meaning, beyond each individual scene. The use of jarring jump cuts from one scene to the next emphasized the discontinuity and left one somewhat bewildered as to how it all fit together. That obviously was the director's intention, but it just didn't work for this viewer. If this was supposed to spotlight the way the various characters interconnected, then it succeeded on only a most superficial level. Their lives may have intersected briefly, but one could hardly call it any more than that. Quite disappointing overall.Mark A Super Reviewer
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