| Title | : | The Limits of Control |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 2009 |
| Rating | : | 6.3 |
| Language | : | English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Japanese |
| Runtime | : | 116 |
| Genre | : | Crime,Drama,Mystery,Thriller |
A solitary man who does not speak Spanish is an underground courier. Two men who are both thuggish and philosophical send him to Madrid with cryptic instructions. Over the course of a few days, he receives his instructions from a series of distinctive individuals who provide words of philosophy or of warning and also give him a matchbox with a tiny piece of paper, which he reads then eats, accompanied by espresso served in two cups. He is quiet, self-contained, focused on his work. He has rules. He encounters and at times transmits a violin, diamonds, a guitar, and a map. Is he a smuggler? Merely an independent conduit? Or, something else?
Jim Jarmusch
