The Limits of Control

Name: The Limits of Control
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2009-05-01
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.027

★ 6,0 /10 (319 Votes)

2009 EN 116 min

Overview

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.

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Release date

01/05/2009

Votes

319

Popularity

2.2

For every way in, there is another way out.

Genres

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

116 min

Isaach de Bankolé

Lone Man

Alex Descas

Creole

Jean-François Stévenin

French

Óscar Jaenada

Waiter

Luis Tosar

Violin

Paz de la Huerta

Nude

Tilda Swinton

Blonde

Youki Kudoh

Molecules

John Hurt

Guitar

Gael García Bernal

Mexican

Hiam Abbass

Driver

Bill Murray

American

Héctor Colomé

Second American

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María Isasi

Flamenco Club Waitress

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Norma Yessenia Paladines

Flight Attendant

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Alejandro Muñoz Biggie

Street Kid

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Cristina Sierra Sánchez

Street Kid

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Pablo Lucas Ortega

Street Kid

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La Truco

Flamenco Dancer

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Talegón de Córdoba

Flamenco Singer

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Jorge Rodriguez Padilla

Flamenco Guitarist

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Jon Ánder Aguirrezábal

Miguel Alcíbar

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Francisco Álvarez de la Morena

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Verónica Barberis

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Santiago Bravo

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Miguel Casas García

José Corbacho

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Richard Diment

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Ángel Dominguez Duran

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Adolfina Escoriza Cano

Miguel Gabin Álvarez

Felipe García

Pablo García Lloret

Juan Carlos Garrido

Saskia Gonzalez

Dolores Jimenez

Mercedes Leoni

Jesús Losada Abadía

Rubén Quiñonez

Víctor Ariel Raigón

Ignacio Ramos

Ferran Rial

Henar Sánchez

Victor Vaquero

Alba María Villaneva

Carlos Martorell Ypiens

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María José Rodríguez

(uncredited)

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Jim Jarmusch's 2008 film <i>The Limits of Control</i> concerns a nameless hitman (Isaach De Bankole) as he prepares to carry out an assassination in Spain. It is not overtly stated that he is a professional, but his uncompromising posture, his unchanging expression and the omnipresent suitcase make it clear from the very first minutes of the film. Isaach De Bankole is perfect in this role, as he has a face that seems carved out of granite. The hitman's few intimations of humanity are thus all the more shocking. As the film proceeds, the hitman meets a series of individuals who send him onwa…

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