Additional information for Mr. Nobody, which has a domestic theatrical release set for September 18, 2009. The film is being distributed by Pathe Pictures and has not yet been rated. Mr. Nobody has a total running time of 141 minutes.
12
Switzerland
III
Hong Kong
G
Canada
12
Germany
PG12
Japan
16
Argentina
11
Sweden
141min
138min
157min
Mr. Nobody
Denmark
Mr. Nobody
Germany
Mr. Nobody
Hungary
Mr. Nobody
Japan
Mr. Nobody
Poland
Господин Никто
Russia
Batoni aravin
Georgia
Bay Hiç Kimse
Turkey
Ein Mann, drei Leben - Mr. Nobody
Germany
Gospodin Nitko
Croatia
Las vidas posibles de Mr. Nobody
Spain
O kanenas
Greece
Sr. Nadie
Argentina
September 12, 2009
Italy
September 18, 2009
Canada
October 05, 2009
Spain
November 06, 2009
Norway
November 21, 2009
Sweden
January 13, 2010
Belgium
January 13, 2010
France
January 13, 2010
Switzerland
March 30, 2010
Hong Kong
April 12, 2010
Turkey
April 15, 2010
Russia
June 03, 2010
Netherlands
June 12, 2010
Italy
June 15, 2010
China
June 30, 2010
Germany
July 04, 2010
Czech Republic
July 08, 2010
Germany
July 15, 2010
Czech Republic
July 16, 2010
Canada
July 23, 2010
Spain
July 29, 2010
Switzerland
July 30, 2010
Sweden
July 31, 2010
Poland
August 16, 2010
South Korea
August 26, 2010
Hungary
September 26, 2010
Finland
October 01, 2010
Finland
December 07, 2010
Canada
December 10, 2010
Estonia
December 25, 2010
Denmark
December 25, 2010
Poland
April 30, 2011
Japan
June 09, 2011
Croatia
June 25, 2011
USA
July 25, 2011
Argentina
November 19, 2011
Japan
December 21, 2011
USA
Nothing is real, everything is possible.
Mr. Nobody is a tale about choice. Nemo, a nine year old boy, has been thrust into a position where he must make an impossible decision - to choose between his mother and father. In the seconds preceding the rest of his life he wonders where each choice will take him. The forces of the universe working to bring about total chaos are counteracted by this boy's overactive imagination. The dilemma that causes the films main problem (not knowing the future) once solved makes it all the more difficult - "I don't know the future, therefore I cannot make a decision. Now that I know the future I still cannot make one". The eloquent interplay between philosophical lifestyle and what forges reality, is epitomized by the constant change in story line, between young boy, adolescent man, and mature man. Corresponding to each particular stage is a certain soundtrack. The movie takes a four-dimensionalists view of the nature and existence of life in the universe. Each decision thus branching off creating an entirely separate alternative universe. Mr. Nobody raises many ontological arguments about the subjective nature of time. How actions have universal consequences, how the past inevitably shapes the future in a very impacting way - every single choice, no matter its simplicity or complexity can make, alter or change a lifetime.
The film also makes good use of chaos theory, string theory and the butterfly effect to accentuate the lack of control we as individuals possess. Often at each stage of his life there is a scene where Nemo is subject to the whims of chance, often plunging into water, a place where we lacks all control. This is a visual symbol of the powerlessness attributed to the human condition. The aforementioned theories are used to compound reality in the film, it is why the smoke never goes back into the cigarette, time is always moving in one direction. At the end when you assume that the universe is on the precipice of ultimate chaos, time halts, and it begins to reverse. Thus signalling the absolute freedom Nemo had been seeking - being able to live a life without choice, for while you never choose all things remain possible. There will be no causal relationship i.e. cause and effect because you never set in motion a catalyst. And so the tale of Mr. Nobody reflects a life of choices, whether or not we made the correct choice and what would happen if we could go back and change them.
In the reveal Mr. Nobody age 118 states that it doesn't matter what we choose, because each choice, once made has just as much significance as any alternate choice. The film portrays a life where we are all subject to chance, to the dimensions by which we construct our reality (height, length, width and time), and to the imagination of our former selves. And once the boy Nemo knows the outcomes of either choice, he instinctively opts for another. He chooses the path least travelled, the one that yields the greatest love, and in a very romantic convoluted way, this seems to be the message of the film, to search for and ultimately choose love and happiness above all. written by Ash Victor vowlesLOGAN'S RUN - meets - CLICK - meets - BENJAMIN BUTTON?
Jaco Van Dormael
Director(s)
Jaco Van Dormael
Writer(s)
Jean-Yves Asselin
executive producer
Jean-Yves Asselin
line producer
Nathalie Gastaldo
associate producer
Mark Gill
associate producer
Philippe Godeau
producer
Bert Hamelinck
associate producer
Alfred Hürmer
co-producer
Christian Larouche
co-producer
Genevieve Lemal
associate producer
Alexandre Lippens
associate producer
Daniel Marquet
associate producer
Marco Mehlitz
co-producer
Olivier Rausin
executive producer: Belgium, Climax Films
Frank Van Passel
associate producer
Producer(s)
Pierre van Dormael
Composer(s)
Nemo Adult / Old Nemo
Jared Leto
Elise Adult
Sarah Polley
Anna Adult
Diane Kruger
Jean Adult (as Linh-Dan Pham)
Linh Dan Pham
Father Nemo
Rhys Ifans
Mother Nemo
Natasha Little
Nemo age 15
Toby Regbo
Anna age 15
Juno Temple
Elise age 15
Clare Stone
Nemo age 9
Thomas Byrne
Jean age 15
Audrey Giacomini
Anna age 9
Laura Brumagne
Dr. Feldheim
Allan Corduner
Young Journalist
Daniel Mays
Harry
Michael Riley
TV Host
Harold Manning
Eve
Emily Tilson
Joyce
Roline Skehan
Noah
Anders Morris
Henry
Pascal Duquenne
Nemo age 5
Noa De Costanzo
Thug 1
David Schaal
Paul
Nathan Boydell
Man in Black
Laurent Capelluto
Man in Black 2
Harry Cleven
Michael
Vincent Dupont
Showroom Girl (as Jenna Wheeler Huggins)
Jenna Wheeler-Hughes
Showroom Woman
Valérie-Marie Chadelaud
Showroom Man
Andrew Simms
Male Nurse
Stéphane Thiry
Male Nurse
Bruno Verstraete
Angel of Oblivion 1
Alice van Dormael
Angel of Oblivion 2
Juliette Van Dormael
Texan Man
Tedd Dillon
Texan Woman
Melanie Doerr
Shy Woman
Talya Rubin
Shy Man (as Vito De Filipo)
Vito DeFilippo
Boy of Shy Couple
Corey Cleve Bentivegna
Disillusioned Woman
Sandrine Laroche
Disillusioned Man
Olivier Bony
A tale that spans different time zones of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Director(s)
Writer(s)
executive producer
Jean-Yves Asselin
line producer
Nathalie Gastaldo
associate producer
Mark Gill
associate producer
Philippe Godeau
producer
Bert Hamelinck
associate producer
Alfred Hürmer
co-producer
Christian Larouche
co-producer
Genevieve Lemal
associate producer
Alexandre Lippens
associate producer
Daniel Marquet
associate producer
Marco Mehlitz
co-producer
Olivier Rausin
executive producer: Belgium, Climax Films
Frank Van Passel
associate producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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