Code Unknown

Code Unknown

Love has a language all its own.

Directed by Michael Haneke

Produced by Les Films Alain Sarde, ARTE France Cinéma

2000118 min6.7 / 10

A deliberately fragmented, interconnected portrait of five Parisians whose lives collide through chance and circumstance, exploring communication, isolation, and the invisible threads binding strangers.

A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.

Questions people ask

  • Is Code Unknown sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Code Unknown violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Code Unknown easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Code Unknown scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Code Unknown end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity82

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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