City of Ghosts (2002)

Movie
German title	City of Ghosts
Original title	City of Ghosts
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2002
length	112 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Matt Dillon
script	Matt Dillon, Barry Gifford
production	Willi Bär , Michael Cerenzie , Deepak Nayar
music	Tyler Bates
camera	Jim Denault
cut	Howard E. Smith
occupation
Matt Dillon : Jimmy Cremming James Caan : Marvin Natascha McElhone : Sophie Gérard Depardieu : Emile Kem Sereyvuth : Sok Stellan Skarsgård : Joseph Kaspar Rose Byrne : Sabrina Shawn Andrews : Robbie Chalee Sankhavesa : Sideth Christopher Curry : Larry Luckman Rob Campbell : Simon Bernard Merklen : Gerard Jack Shearer : FBI Agent Burden Kirk Fox : FBI Agent Philips

City of Ghosts is an American drama series directed by Matt Dillon in 2002 .

action

Jimmy Cremming ends up in Bangkok after a massive insurance fraud he was involved in and forced to leave the United States. He finds out that his partner and mentor Marvin has gone into hiding in Cambodia and goes in search of him - after all, he owes Jimmy his share of the insurance fraud. In Cambodia, he meets the beautiful Sophie, who offers him to start a new life together in Laos. But Jimmy doesn't want to give up his search for Marvin just yet. One day when Marvin's foot is sent to him as an unequivocal warning, things spiral out of control and Jimmy fears for his own life.

Reviews

Lou Lumenick praised the atmosphere in the New York Post , but criticized the incredibility of the plot and the lack of development of the characters.

Michael Wilmington wrote in the Chicago Tribune that the film was a " modern film noir ". It does not offer many surprises, the story is " typical ", but the script is "well written "; the film was also " very busy " ( " very well cast "). The critic found the ending " a little too optimistic ".

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was " played excellent " and possess " all the ingredients that a film noir make up ." The action is " limited "; the film conjures up " an almost unreal atmosphere in which the Cambodian capital plays an essential role ".

background

The shooting took place among others in Station Bokor Hill instead

The film was shot in New York City , Montreal , Bangkok and Cambodia , among others . The final showdown was implemented on Bokor Hill Station . Its production amounted to an estimated 17.5 million US dollars . It had its world premiere on September 10, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival . In January 2003 it was screened at the Sundance Film Festival . The film grossed approximately $ 325,000 in US theaters.

Web links

• City of Ghosts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• City of Ghosts at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• City of Ghosts at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Certificate of Approval for City of Ghosts . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2005 (PDF; test number: 101 657 DVD).
2. ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com, accessed July 16, 2007
3. ↑ Critique by Michael Wilmington, accessed on July 16, 2007 ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ City of Ghosts in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed July 16, 2007
5. ↑ Filming locations for City of Ghosts, accessed July 16, 2007
6. ↑ Box office / business for City of Ghosts, accessed July 16, 2007
7. ↑ City of Ghosts premiere dates, accessed July 16, 2007
8. ↑ Box office / business for City of Ghosts, accessed July 16, 2007