A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.
Production
Berlin sets look expensive, which makes the script hurt more.
Acting
Paul Rudd's unhinged Cactus Bill deserves a better movie.
Practical Effects
Practical cyberpunk aesthetic before it was trendy.
Director
Duncan Jones
Alexander Skarsgård
Leo Beiler
Paul Rudd
Cactus Bill
Justin Theroux
Duck Teddington
Seyneb Saleh
Naadirah
Robert Sheehan
Luba
Jannis Niewöhner
Nicky Simsek
Noel Clarke
Stuart
Dominic Monaghan
Oswald
Sam Rockwell
Sam Bell
Florence Kasumba
Tanya
Daniel Fathers
Sgt. Robert Kloskowski
Kirsten Block
German Chancellor
Eugen Bauder
Young man
Alexander Yassin
Cashier
Andrzej Blumenfeld
Akim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Duncan Jones called this his 'passion project' for 16 years—it was meant to complete a Berlin trilogy with Moon and the unmade Mute graphic novel.
The Amish protagonist in a hyper-tech world was Jones' metaphor for feeling voiceless in Hollywood development hell.
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