Beyond Borders (2003)

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writer (WGA):

Caspian Tredwell-Owen (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

In A Place She Didn't Belong, Among People She Never Knew, She Found A Way To Make A Difference.

Plot:

Beyond Borders is an epic tale of the turbulent romance between two star-crossed lovers set against...

Plot Keywords:

Africa | Doctor | Convoy | Arrest | Spit In The Face

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Angelina Jolie	...	Sarah Jordan
Clive Owen	...	Nick Callahan
Teri Polo	...	Charlotte Jordan
Linus Roache	...	Henry Bauford
Noah Emmerich	...	Elliott Hauser
Yorick van Wageningen	...	Steiger
Timothy West	...	Lawrence Bauford
Kate Trotter	...	Mrs. Bauford
Jonathan Higgins	...	Philip (as Johnathan Higgins)
John Gausden	...	Jimmy Bauford
Isabelle Horler	...	Anna Bauford
Iain Lee	...	Master of Ceremonies
Keelan Anthony	...	Jojo
John Bourgeois	...	Rolly
Kalyane Tea	...	Steiger's Girlfriend

Also Known As:

Jenseits aller Grenzen (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and war-related violence.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Amharic | Khmer | German | Catalan

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39656) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Charlevoix Region, Québec, Canada

Company:

Mandalay Pictures

Trivia:

Prior to making this film, Angelina Jolie did volunteer work for the same United Nations organization her character plays in the film. She was ultimately named a UN goodwill ambassador and in 2003 published some journals she wrote of her experiences, titled "Notes from My Travels", to raise funds for refugee relief. Some of the places she writes about are featured in this movie.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Sarah says that Namibia is on the Ivory Coast of Africa, when it actually is on the Skeleton Coast.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sarah Jordan: I wonder, do we all know where we belong? And if we do, in our hearts, why do we so often do nothing about it? There must be more to this life, a purpose for us all, a place to belong. You were my home. I knew from the moment I met you, that night, so many years ago.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Six Feet Under: The Rainbow of Her Reasons (#5.6)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Oye Como Va

Redemption

This movie might not have been deemed the best movie in the world; and we here in America certainly are in a position to critique; we have access to more movies, etc. then probably any other country in the world: Hollywood rules the cinema! With that said, I would like to interject, that although this movie may not have been a cinemographic great, hopefully it did accomplish one thing; and in doing that, only that redemption may needed: To get 'Fat Americans' to --Think. We are a country of "Comfort Zone Couch Potatoes." If something is unpleasant, we can employ the remote to sustain our comfort zone--we can turn the channel. Those places that were depicted in the film DO actually exist, and human suffering and atrocities REALLY DO go on. In a genre such as film, if even for a moment, perhaps long enough that even those who would chose to 'critique' said film, even those individuals had to have had watched enough to realize that, yes, such things really do go on--today, now. And for those of us who read of such atrocities, but otherwise are insulated from such horrors, have our consciences jarred, if only for a moment, but hopefully, even if only momentarily, long enough that we don't have our consciences--Seared. If any movie can say that it has performed such a public service, I would say that it has redeemed itself of any other shortcomings; creative or otherwise.