Mute (2018)

A mute bartender goes up against his city's gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.

Director:

Duncan Jones

Writers:

Michael Robert Johnson (screenplay by), Duncan Jones (screenplay by)

Stars:

Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Levi Eisenblätter	...	Young Leo
Rosie Shaw	...	Young Sybille
Eugen Bauder	...	Young Man
Livia Matthes	...	Young Woman #1
Jarah Maria Anders	...	Young Woman #2
Caroline Peters	...	Leo's Mother
Laura de Boer	...	Doctor
Grégoire Gros	...	Doctor's Assistant
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Leo
Seyneb Saleh	...	Naadirah
Robert Sheehan	...	Luba
Paul Rudd	...	Cactus Bill
Daniel Fathers	...	Sgt. Robert Kloskowski
Nikki Lamborn	...	Rhonna
Noel Clarke	...	Stu

Storyline

Berlin. Forty years from today. A roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West in a science-fiction Casablanca. Leo Beiler (Skarsgard), a mute bartender has one reason and one reason only for living here, and she's disappeared. But when Leo's search takes him deeper into the city's underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons (led by Rudd) seem to be the only recurring clue, and Leo can't tell if they can help, or who he should fear most.

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Plot Keywords:

tech noir | near future | prostitute | mute | bartender | 

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Taglines:

He doesn't need words.

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

UK Germany

Language:

English German

Release Date:

23 February 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mudo

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Liberty Films UK, Studio Babelsberg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The knife that Paul Rudd's character uses is called a Bowie knife. Named after the 19th-century American pioneer James "Jim" Bowie for whom it was created, the director, Duncan Jones' famous singer father, David Bowie actually took his stage name from him/it.

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Quotes

Title Card: In order to mold his people, God often has to melt them. Amish proverb

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Connections

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Soundtracks

Lap Dance
Written by Jeremy Hawkins, Cheyanne Green, Lashonda Roby, Camera Walker, China Walker and Marisa Williams
Performed by JHawk Productions feat. Pink Dollaz
Courtesy of 22andlife

User Reviews

Really disappointing

Bad screenplay. A storyline that leads to nowhere. Could not believe I was watching a movie from a director that made MOON and SOURCE CODE.