Renaissance
Synopsis
Karas constructs an intriguing picture of the missing girl, a child of war and exile, envied for her beauty, possessed of a brilliant imagination and a passion for perfection. As he retraces Ilona's movements, he senses he has unwelcome company, and his stalkers will do anything to get in his way. Karas is spied on and threatened, witnesses are assassinated, someone tries to kill him. The cop no longer knows if his quarry is victim or villain, angel or monster. To locate her becomes a matter of life or death for Karas, and maybe for the whole of civilization. She holds the scientific key to the ultimate question, whether man can be made God: the Renaissance protocol.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Christian Volckman
- Producer
- Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb
- Screenwriter
- Alexandre Paterlliere, Matthieu De La Porte
- Composer
- Nicholas Dodd
- Principal cast
- Daniel Craig, Jonathan Pryce, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai, Ian Holm
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Onyx Films
Sales Company
Odyssey Entertainment
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