Renaissance
Synopsis
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.
Details
- Year
- 2007
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 105 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Christian Volckman 1st Feature
- Producer
- Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb
- Screenwriter
- Matthieu Delaporte Alexandre De La Patelliere
- Principal cast
- Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai, Ian Holm, Kevork Malikyan, Jonathan Pryce
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Timefirm Ltd
19 Cranbury RoadLondon SW6 2NS
UK
T+44 (0)20 7736 8673
timothy@timothyburrill.co.uk
Sales Company
Odyssey Entertainment
10 James StreetLondon WC2E 8BT
UK
T+44 (0)20 7520 5610
sales@odyssey-entertainment.co.uk
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