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Title: Unknown (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Liam Neeson | ... | Dr. Martin Harris | |
| Diane Kruger | ... | Gina | |
| January Jones | ... | Elizabeth Harris | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Martin B | |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Ernst Jürgen | |
| Frank Langella | ... | Rodney Cole | |
| Sebastian Koch | ... | Professor Bressler | |
| Olivier Schneider | ... | Smith | |
| Stipe Erceg | ... | Jones | |
| Rainer Bock | ... | Herr Strauss | |
| Mido Hamada | ... | Prince Shada | |
| Clint Dyer | ... | Biko | |
| Karl Markovics | ... | Dr. Farge | |
| Eva Löbau | ... | Nurse Gretchen | |
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Helen Wiebensohn | ... | Laurel Bressler |
A biochemist and his dishy wife arrive in Berlin for a conference at which a scientist and his controversial Arab funder will announce breakthrough research. While his wife checks into the hotel, he grabs a cab to return to the airport for his briefcase, left at the curb. En route, an auto accident puts him in a coma, from which he awakes four days later without identification and with gaps in his memory. He goes to the hotel: his wife refuses to recognize him and another man has claimed his identity. With help from a nurse, the cab driver, a retired Stasi agent, and an academic friend, he tries to unravel what's going on. Is the answer in the briefcase? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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The movie sounds intriguing since from the beginning and keeps its sense of mystery and intrigue till the end: this is a good quality, once reminding Hitchcock's thrillers, with the difference that in "Unknown" the thrilling aspect cannot be separated from the frenzy typical of action movies. The result is an entertaining, involving pic, never losing its strong and quick rhythm and letting the viewer staying attached to the screen till the end. Set in a depressing Berlin covered by snow, always marked by the sad signs of a more or less distant past, a good photography gets to capture the overall gloomy atmosphere of the story and the mystery of a character whose vicissitudes seem as much incomprehensible as much needing some resolution, and an effective final twist as well. Liam Neeson plays skillfully, although not always sufficiently expressive, he gets to convey the sense of void of someone looking for some identity. A stand-out performance is offered by Bruno Ganz and also Diane Kruger supports Neeson quite well. Certainly not a masterpiece, but worth the ticket.