The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

For every way in, there is another way out.

2009•1h 56m•6.0/10

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(313)

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.

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Production

PointBlank Films, Entertainment Farm, Focus Features

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Lone Man

Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Creole

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

French

Óscar Jaenada

Óscar Jaenada

Waiter

Luis Tosar

Luis Tosar

Violin

Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta

Nude

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Blonde

Youki Kudoh

Youki Kudoh

Molecules

John Hurt

John Hurt

Guitar

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Mexican

Hiam Abbass

Hiam Abbass

Driver

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

American

Héctor Colomé

Héctor Colomé

Second American

María Isasi

Flamenco Club Waitress

Norma Yessenia Paladines

Flight Attendant

Alejandro Muñoz Biggie

Street Kid

Cristina Sierra Sánchez

Street Kid

Pablo Lucas Ortega

Street Kid

La Truco

Flamenco Dancer

Talegón de Córdoba

Flamenco Singer

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