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Twentynine Palms

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  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
4.8K
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Twentynine Palms (2003)
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  • Drama
David, an American photographer, and his Russian girlfriend Katia are scouting locations for a photo shoot. During the day, they drive through some of the wildest, most bizarre desert landsc... Read allDavid, an American photographer, and his Russian girlfriend Katia are scouting locations for a photo shoot. During the day, they drive through some of the wildest, most bizarre desert landscapes, but their luck begins to run out.David, an American photographer, and his Russian girlfriend Katia are scouting locations for a photo shoot. During the day, they drive through some of the wildest, most bizarre desert landscapes, but their luck begins to run out.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
4.8K
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  • Director
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Writer
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Stars
    • Yekaterina Golubeva
    • David Wissak
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Writer
    • Bruno Dumont
  • Stars
    • Yekaterina Golubeva
    • David Wissak
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 111User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    TwentyNiNE Palms
    Trailer 1:16
    TwentyNiNE Palms

    Photos18

    Bruno Dumont at an event for Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Bruno Dumont at an event for Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Bruno Dumont in Twentynine Palms (2003)
    Yekaterina Golubeva and David Wissak in Twentynine Palms (2003)

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    Yekaterina Golubeva
    Yekaterina Golubeva
    • Katia
    • (as Katia Golubeva)
    David Wissak
    • David
    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont
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    • Trivia
      Nr. 38 on Slant Magazine's 'The 100 Best Films of the Aughts' list: "This minimalist horror film from French auteur Bruno Dumont pares all aspects of narrative storytelling back, reducing plot, character, action, and image to the bare essential as a pair of bickering lovers venture out into the California desert on a photojournalism assignment, using the opportunity to screw and fight their way through a remote landscape. There is an unaccountable feeling of dread in the images, perhaps suggested by a threateningly arid soundscape, and one has the feeling that predators are lurking just beyond the edge of the frame waiting to pounce. The climax is as harrowing as I Spit on Your Grave (1978), only told through the eye of an art-house provocateur." [2010]
    • Connections
      Featured in Kinomagazin: Das Schöne ist mein Dämon - Der Filmemacher Bruno Dumont (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Akata Sun Dunchi
      Performed by Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Brozman

      Written by Takashi Hirayasu

      Instrumental arrangements by Takashi Hirayasu and Bob Brozman

      Published worldwide by Riverboat (UK) Music

      Under license from World Music Network

    User reviews111

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    Top review
    one good review...
    i can easily understand why this film has been so hated, but i must say that it is at times one of the most beautiful, and at others, one of the most disturbing films i've ever seen. after seeing humanite, i walked in to the theatre with very low expectations (i'm not a dumont fan in the least), but something in the stark beauty of the photography sucked me in, i found the numb vacant space of the characters, and hook, line and sinker, fell right into dumont's trap. i doubt i would recommend this film to anyone but my closest (and most tolerant) friends, but have to say that i loved it, and thing it may also be found rewarding by other patient and adventurous viewers.
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    • prosthetk
    • Jul 16, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2003 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • 3B Productions (France)
      • 3B Productions (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • 29 пальм
    • Filming locations
      • Joshua Tree, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 3B Productions
      • The 7th Floor
      • Thoke Moebius Film Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $54,523
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,870
      • Apr 11, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $167,999
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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