Code Unknown
Nov 15 2000
•2h 58m
•Drama
A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.
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Juliette Binoche
Anne Laurent
Thierry Neuvic
Georges
Josef Bierbichler
Bauer
Alexandre Hamidi
Jean
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