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The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control is a 2009 American film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Isaach de Bankolé as a solitary assassin, carrying out a job in Spain. Filming began in February 2008, and took place on location in Madrid, Seville and Almería, Spain. The film was distributed by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews, with criticism for its…

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Box office
$2 million
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle
Country
United States
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Distributed by
Focus Features
Edited by
Jay Rabinowitz

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The Limits of Control

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related to Production · 28
The Limits of Control → Almería, Are, Bankolé, Brian Eno, Burroughs, Control, Emphasize, Is, Isaach, Jacques Rivette's, Jarmusch, Jarmusch's, John Boorman’s, Look, Madrid, Oblique Strategies, Or, Parker, Point Blank, Richard Stark
related to Reception · 16
The Limits of Control → As, At, Christopher Doyle, Control, Hong Kong-based Australian, Manohla Dargis, Metacritic, Mike Goodridge, On, Philip French, Rotten Tomatoes, Screen International, The, The Guardian, The Limits, The New York Times
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The Limits of Control → Box Office MojoThe Limits, Control, Control Spanish Site, IMDbThe Limits, PageLos Limites, Rotten TomatoesThe Limits, The Jim Jarmusch Resource, The Limits
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The Limits of Control → 2009 American film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, tedious viewing experience with little reward
Box office · 1
The Limits of Control → $2 million
Cinematography · 1
The Limits of Control → Christopher Doyle
Country · 1
The Limits of Control → United States
Directed by · 1
The Limits of Control → Jim Jarmusch
Distributed by · 1
The Limits of Control → Focus Features
Edited by · 1
The Limits of Control → Jay Rabinowitz

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The Limits of ControlBox office$2 million1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlCinematographyChristopher Doyle1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlDirected byJim Jarmusch1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlDistributed byFocus Features1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlEdited byJay Rabinowitz1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlLanguagesEnglish Spanish French Japanese Arabic1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlMusic byBoris1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlProduced byStacey Smith Gretchen McGowan1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlProduction companiesEntertainment Farm PointBlank Films1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlRelease dateMay 1, 2009 (2009-05-01)1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlRunning time116 minutes1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlStarringIsaach de Bankolé Paz de la Huerta Tilda Swinton Gael García Bernal Bill Murray Hiam Abbass John Hurt1.00infobox
The Limits of ControlWritten byJim Jarmusch1.00infobox
The Limits of Controlis a2009 American film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch0.90text
The Limits of Controlis atedious viewing experience with little reward0.90text

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