Logline
How do you solve a crime when the last thing you want to know is the truth?
Synopsis
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.
Cast and Crew
Cast: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Nabil Elouahabi, Om Puri, Emil Marwa, Nina Fog, Bruno Lastra, Togo Igawa, Natalie Mendoza, Jeanne Balibar, Mick Jones, Nina Wadia, Archie Panjabi, Sarah Backhouse, Jonathan Ibbotson, Nina Sosanya, Shelley King, Benedict Wong, Essie Davis, Christopher Simpson
Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Alwin H. Küchler, Marcel Zyskind
Production Designer: Denis Schnegg, Mark Tildesley
Editor: Peter Christelis
Sound Designer: Joakim Sundström
Composer: Stephen Hilton, David Holmes
Costume Designer: Natalie Ward
Direction team: Michael Elliott (First Assistant Director), Anthony Wilcox (Second Assistant Director), Chris Stoaling (Third Assistant Director)
Producers: Andrew Eaton, Robert Jones, David M. Thompson
Production: BBC Film, Kailash Picture Company, Revolution Films, UK Film Council