English title: Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys.
Synopsis: A young man throws a food wrapper on a beggar and is reprimanded by a man that watched him do it. These characters, plus some others related in some way to them, are examined in separate stories that follow that incident.
Appraisal: Separate stories with a unified theme, namely, the barriers that separate humans, be they racial, linguistic, national, generational, affective, socioeconomical, etc. The incident mentioned in the synopsis is ingeniously conceived and masterfully staged -- it would make for a lovely short film. The later development of the individual stories is painfully dull; the only exception is the sequence inside a subway train, which is, again, well staged and emotionally powerful. The film bears a thematic resemblance with the slightly superior Crash (2004/I).
Rating: 30
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