The Limits of Control (2009)
| Release Date | 01 May 2009 |
| Tagline | For every way in, there is another way out. |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
| Country | USAJapan |
| Filming Locations | Almería, Andalucía, Spain |
| Language | English, Spanish, Hebrew, French, Japanese, Arabic |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Drama |
| Themes | Mysterious Strangers, Lone Wolves |
| Tones | Deliberate, Enigmatic |
| Tags | Assignment, Criminal, Loner, Secrets, Spain |
The Limits of Control is a 2009 American film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Isaach De Bankolé as a lone wolf assassin, carrying out a job in Spain. Filming began in February 2008, and took place on location in Madrid, Seville and Almeria, Spain. The film was distributed by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews, and as of June 15th, 2010, has a 41% rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which criticizes the film for its slow pace and inaccessible dialogue while praising its beautiful cinematography and its ambitious scope.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Isaach De Bankolé
Lone Man
Alex Descas
Creole
Héctor Colomé
Second American
María Isasi
Flamenco Club Waitress
Norma Yessenia Paladines
Flight Attendant
Alejandro Muñoz Biggie
Street Kid #1
Cristina Sierra Sánchez
Street Kid #2
Pablo Lucas Ortega
Street Kid #3
La Truco
Flamenco Dancer
Talegón De Córdoba
Flamenco Singer
Jorge Rodriguez Padilla
Flamenco Guitarist
Floanne Ankah
Flight Attendant
Director
Writer
Producer
Jon Kilik
executive producer
Yukie Kito
executive producer
Carter Logan
associate producer
Gretchen McGowan
producer
Stacey E. Smith
producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Jay Rabinowitz
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Production Designer
Eugenio Caballero
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Costume Designer
Bina Daigeler
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Makeup Department
Ainhoa Eskisabel
assistant makeup artist
Eva Quilez
body painter artist
Production Manager
Susan Lazarus
post-production supervisor
Patricia Nieto
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cristina Amengual Watson
trainee assistant director
Richard Diment
second assistant director
Christopher Downs
additional third assistant director
Adrian Grunberg
first assistant director
Catalina Parra
third assistant director
Ferran Rial
second second assistant director
Andrea Vázquez
third assistant director
Art Department
Veronica Garcia
scenic artist assistant
Tomás Gómez
props makers: artefacto crew
Raúl Monge
concept artist
Sound Department
Brian Bowles
adr editor
Ryan Collison
foley engineer
Robert Hein
supervising sound editor
Mike Howells
adr recordist
Bobby Johanson
adr mixer
Drew Kunin
sound mixer
Peter Murphy
boom operator
Glenfield Payne
sound effects editor
Jay Peck
foley artist
Steve F.B. Smith
sound consultant: Dolby
Dominick Tavella
sound re-recording mixer
David Wahnon
dialogue editor
Special Effects
Pau Costa
special effects
Javier H. Moneo
special effects technician
Esteban Roma
special effects technician
Raúl Romanillos
special effects
Visual Effects
Daniel Abramovich
digital compositor
Glenn Allen
visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Justin Ball
digital artist: senior systems engineer: Brainstorm Digital
Ella Boliver
digital compositor
Benjamin Bratt
digital artist
Nicholas Cerniglia
digital artist
Aaron Chiesa
digital artist
Molle DeBartolo
digital intermediate coordinator
Richard Friedlander
visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Manuel Rey Gonzalez
digital compositor
Chris MacKenzie
smoke artist
John Mangia
digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Indah Maretha
digital artist
Anthony Meschi
digital artist
Eric J. Robertson
visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm digital
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman
digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Jun Zhang
digital compositor
Camera and Electrical Department
Sergio Delgado
first assistant camera
Falkwyn Goyeneche
video assistant
Kathy Li
director of photography: second unit
Rodrigo López
second assistant camera
Casting Department
David H. Kramer
adr voice casting
Editorial Department
Mitchell Ferm
digital intermediate producer
Joe Gawler
digital intermediate colorist
Miguel P. Gilaberte
color timer: dailies
Jack Lewars
assistant digital intermediate colorist
Cam McLauchlin
telecine operator
Perri Pivovar
associate editor
John Potter
video mastering
Mike Selemon
assistant editor
Andrew Gori
post-production assistant
Music Department
Jay Rabinowitz
music editor
Other Crew
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Maralyn Causley
script supervisor
J. John Corbett
title designer
Stéphanye Dussud
adr voice
John Eccleston
financial controller
Ruben Gomez
assistant to location manager
Duck Grossberg
data manager
Ignacio Lozano
assistant location manager
Gabriella Ludlow
production legal
Liz Modena
assistant accountant
David Ocaña
production assistant: additional
Ana Palacios
production coordinator
Alberto Poveda
location manager
Léa Rinaldi
behind the scenes director
Abi Sila
production accountant
Teddy Villalba
assistant to location manager
Ryan Young
office intern
Samson Jacobson
office intern
Thanks
Elena Calvo
thanks
Sandy Wilson
special thanks
Production Company
Focus Features
Entertainment Farm (EF)
PointBlank Films
Distributor
A-Film Distribution
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Castello Lopes Multimedia
Focus Features
Hollywood Classic Entertainment
Le Pacte
PiX
Revolver Entertainment
United International Pictures (UIP)
A-Film Home Entertainment
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Alliance
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Nordisk Film Distribution
Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution
Nordisk Film
Nordisk Film
Odeon
Panorama Distributions
Tobis
Universal Pictures do Brasil
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universum Film (UFA)
Special Effects
Brainstorm Digital
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RotoFactory
Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound mix
Entertainment Farm (EF)
funding
Film Finances
completion guarantor
Focus Features
funding
Lakeshore Records
soundtrack
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Jim Jarmusch
Broken Flowers (2005)
Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Dead Man (1995)
Down by Law (1986)
Mystery Train (1989)
Night on Earth (1991)
Permanent Vacation (1980)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
The Limits of Control
Year of the Horse (1997)
