Chasing a nameless man
Movie | |
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German title | Chasing a nameless man |
Original title | Pilgrim / Inferno |
Country of production |
Canada / United Kingdom , Mexico |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2000 |
length | 95 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Harley Cokeliss |
script |
Harley Cokeliss , Peter Milligan |
production |
Harley Cokeliss , Michael Cowan , Gary Howsam , Jason Piette |
music | Fred Mollin |
camera | Stephen McNutt |
cut | Michael Bradsell |
occupation | |
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Hunting for a nameless is a Canadian-British-Mexican thriller of Harley Cokeliss from the year 2000 .
action
Jack is found in the New Mexico desert , he can't remember anything. He later recalls that he was persecuted. As he walks through the desert, he meets the painter Vicky before he passes out.
Vicky helps Jack, who is soon given back a wallet left at a gas station. According to the documents found in it, his name is "Jack Coney" and he works as a private investigator. At the address found there in a hotel is a corpse.
Jack discovers that the documents have been forged. He is hunted by the mafiosi, but can prevail and kill the mafia chief who was hit in the desert. He and Vicky drive away in the car.
Reviews
- Ryan Cracknell praised the direction and use of the color filters in the Apollo Movie Guide. Ray Liotta's portrayal is acceptable, although it is not his best portrayal. The film offers no surprises, it addresses the search for one's own identity.
- In his review for the BBC, Almar Haflidason praised the fact that the thriller is “compact” and that it offers surprises even to film connoisseurs. The portrayal of Ray Liotta is subtle.
- Prisma criticized the "well-trodden paths", but wrote that the thriller was exciting.
Awards
The film was nominated for the 2001 Golden Reel Award for sound editing .
background
The thriller was shot in Mexico .
Web links
- Hunting for a nameless in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hunting for a nameless at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryan Cracknell in Apollo Movie Guide (English) ( Memento of 8 October 2007 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ www.bbc.co.uk
- ↑ Hunt for a nameless person at prisma.de