Cortex
Synopsis
A company called Cortex exists. It advertises its services by way of the Internet. The role of this organisation is simple: if you want somebody dead, simply push a few buttons and pay. The organisation collects the money and immediately finds the best professional hit man for the job. The killers are the first human beings to be implanted with a miniature "Eyecam". This permits them to record their work. Their work is then downloaded, shown to the client and ultimately sold by Cortex to those who can afford it.
Tom Lawson is one of these Cortex killers. He doesn't know why he has to kill these people. He only knows he has to do it and follows the orders.
He never asks questions. And the only reason he does it is for the money. He has just been commissioned to kill a little black kid. But today this killing will lead him to an unexpected love story and to his last days within the organisation.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
-
Raoul Girard 1st Feature
- Producer
- Raoul Girard
- Editor
- William Louyot
- Screenwriter
- Raoul Girard
- Director of Photography
- Robin Vidgeon, Alex Mahler
- Sound
- David Ryan, Matthew Harmer
- Composer
- Gerard K. Marino
- Principal cast
- David Warner, Barbara Schulz, Christopher Goodman, Oliver Raynal, David Scasser, Ian Fallon, Marianne Thomas
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Delight Films
Park HillHorsell Rise
Woking
Surrey GU21 4BA
UK
T +44 (0)7972 186 731
info@delightfilms.com
Sales Company
Delight Films
Park HillHorsell Rise
Woking
Surrey GU21 4BA
UK
T +44 (0)7972 186 731
info@delightfilms.com
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