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Released
2009 · FILM

The Limits of Control

A lone assassin traverses Spain on a covert mission, forced to outwit shadowy forces and his own fragmented psyche before the enigmatic job consumes him.

For every way in, there is another way out.

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Written by
Runtime
116 min
CrimeDramaMystery

Synopsis

A mysterious stranger operates outside the law, keeping his goals secret and placing trust in no one. His demeanor is both intense and dreamlike as he undertakes a journey that spans across Spain and delves into his own consciousness.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jay RabinowitzShot by Christopher DoyleDesigned by Eugenio Caballero

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  • The Limits of Control - Der geheimnisvolle Killerde

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