Project Detail

Renaissance

Name: Renaissance
Director: Christian Volckman
Genre: Action
Released: 2007
Duration: 95 mins

Synopsis

A beautiful young woman, Ilona Tasuiev is violently kidnapped. Initial attempts to find her are in vain, but no ransom has been demanded. As the snow falls, and Officer Karas takes over the investigation, he knows that he holds Ilona's future in his hands. The cop sinks deeper and deeper into the urban jungles that are the new Parisian districts, governed by local mafia and militia: cities within a city, dedicated to partying and forbidden pleasures. Karas finds a connection between Ilona and disgraced scientist, Jonas Muller, and he meets Ilona's sister, Bislane, an organizer of underground techno raves.

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: 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

Action

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Onyx Films

Sales Company

Odyssey Entertainment

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Paris, 2054. Ilona Tasuiev, a young, brilliant researcher is violently kidnapped. Initial attempts to find her are in vain. Avalon, a giant multinational corporation and her employer, wants her found at any cost and has requested that Officer Bartholomew Karas (Daniel Craig), a hostage specialist and the most controversial cop in the force, be in charge of the case. Karas finds a connection between Ilona and scientist Dr Jonas Muller (Ian Holm), and he meets Ilona’s beautiful sister Bislane (Catherine McCormack). He builds an intriguing picture of the missing girl and he retraces her movements through the jungles that are the new Parisian districts: he is spied on, threatened, witnesses are assassinated and someone tries to kill him. The cop no longer knows if his quarry is angel or monster. To find Ilona becomes a matter of life or death for Karas and for the whole of civilization.

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