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The Limits of Control is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jim Jarmusch released in USA on 1 may 2009 with Isaac de Bankolé

The Limits of Control (2009)

The Limits of Control
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Released in USA 1 may 2009
Length 1h56
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Musical,    Crime
Rating61% 3.0987453.0987453.0987453.0987453.098745

The Limits of Control is a 2009 American film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Isaach De Bankolé as a lone wolf assassin, carrying out a job in Spain. Filming began in February 2008, and took place on location in Madrid, Seville and Almeria, Spain. The film was distributed by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews, and as of December 12, 2012, has a 43% rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, having been criticized for its slow pace and inaccessible dialogue while praising its beautiful cinematography and its ambitious scope.

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In an airport, Lone Man (Isaach de Bankolé) is being instructed on his mission by Creole (Alex Descas). The mission itself is left unstated and the instructions are cryptic, including such phrases as "Everything is subjective," "The universe has no center and no edges; reality is arbitrary," and "Use your imagination and your skills." After the meeting in the airport he travels to Madrid and then on to Seville, meeting several people in cafés and on trains along the way.

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