Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order... Read allVeteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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- Neolite MIBas Neolite MIB
- (as Pete Thias)
- Director
- Writers
- Maurice G. Dantec(novel "Babylon Babies")
- Mathieu Kassovitz(screenplay)
- Éric Besnard(scenario and dialogue)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
- Taglines
- Save the World One Child at a Time.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, language and some sexuality
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWhen the film was released, director Mathieu Kassovitz called it a "bad episode of 24 (2001)." In an interview with amctv.com, Kassovitz said that 20th Century Fox interfered throughout production, and he never had a chance to shoot a scene the way it was scripted, or the way he wanted it to be.
- GoofsWhen we are first introduced to Auroa, you can see she has her tongue pierced with a gold barbell in a couple of close-ups when she is talking. Her character would obviously not have had her tongue pierced for many reasons, not the least being she has never ventured out into the world. In later shots, the piercing is no longer there.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Toorop: [voice-over] Save the planet. Whenever I've read that bumper sticker I've had to laugh. Save the planet. What for? And for what, ourselves? What about God, can He help us? I don't think so. God gave us what we have to see how we use it. Shit, rats in a cage would have done it better. Life's a bitch and then you die - bumper sticker philosophy. Yeah, right. Sometimes, you get a second chance.
- Alternate versions20th Century Fox and Studio Canal released this film in different countries separately (since it is a co-production between the two companies). However, the version released by Fox (released for example in the United States and Great Britain) runs 90 minutes whereas the Studio Canal versions runs 101 minutes (released for example in France and Germany).
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies Even Their Directors Hate (2016)
- SoundtracksDeuces
Written by RZA (as Robert Diggs) and Shavo Odadjian
Performed by Achozen
Courtesy of UrSession Records, Wu Music Group and Columbia Records
Published by Universal Music Careers and Allyomusic (BMI)
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- Aug 30, 2008
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,532,572
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,484,627
- Aug 31, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $72,109,200
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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