| The Limits of Control | |
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 Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by | Jim Jarmusch |
| Written by | Jim Jarmusch |
| Produced by | Stacey Smith Gretchen McGowan |
| Starring | Isaach de Bankolé Paz de la Huerta Tilda Swinton Gael García Bernal Bill Murray Hiam Abbass John Hurt |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Music by | Boris |
Production companies | Entertainment Farm PointBlank Films |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish French Japanese Arabic |
| Box office | $2 million[3] |
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.[4] It received mixed reviews, and has a 42% rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes,[5] having been criticized for its slow pace and inaccessible dialogue while praising its beautiful cinematography and ambitious scope.
- ^ "The Limits of Control". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "The Limits of Control". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
- ^ "The Limits of Control (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ Masters, Charles (February 2008). "Jarmusch and Murray reunite for road thriller". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ "The Limits of Control (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-05-17.