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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Kurt Wimmer (written by)
Release Date:
26 February 2003 (Belgium)
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Tagline:
In a future where freedom is outlawed outlaws will become heroes. more
Plot:
In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system. full summary | full synopsis
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Shot In The Back
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Awards:
2 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dominic Purcell | ... | Seamus | |
| Christian Bale | ... | John Preston | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Partridge | |
| Christian Kahrmann | ... | Officer in Charge | |
| John Keogh | ... | Chemist | |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Father | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Jurgen | |
| Angus Macfadyen | ... | Dupont (as Angus MacFadyen) | |
| David Barrash | ... | Evidentiary Storage Officer | |
| Dirk Martens | ... | Gate Guard | |
| Taye Diggs | ... | Brandt | |
| Matthew Harbour | ... | Robbie Preston | |
| Maria Pia Calzone | ... | Preston's Wife | |
| Emily Siewert | ... | Lisa Preston | |
| Emily Watson | ... | Mary O'Brien |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Cubic (Europe: English title) (video title)
Librium (USA) (working title)
Эквилибриум (Russia) [ru]
Cubic (Sweden) (DVD title) [sv]
Cubic (Denmark) [da]
Cubic (Finland) [fi]
Cubic - uuden maailman kapinalliset (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Ekvilibrijum (Serbia) [sr]
Equilibrium (France) [fr]
Equilibrium (Brazil) [pt]
Equilibrium (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Equilibrium - Killer of Emotions (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Isyan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Rebellion (Japan: English title) [en]
Tasakaal (Estonia) [et]
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Librium (USA) (working title)
Эквилибриум (Russia) [ru]
Cubic (Sweden) (DVD title) [sv]
Cubic (Denmark) [da]
Cubic (Finland) [fi]
Cubic - uuden maailman kapinalliset (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Ekvilibrijum (Serbia) [sr]
Equilibrium (France) [fr]
Equilibrium (Brazil) [pt]
Equilibrium (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Equilibrium - Killer of Emotions (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Isyan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Rebellion (Japan: English title) [en]
Tasakaal (Estonia) [et]
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
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Runtime:
107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:A (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Sweden:15 (DVD rating) |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:16 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Trivia:
In certain scenes, the muzzle flash of the pistols and rifles fired by the Clerics and guards will reveal the Tetragrammaton insignia.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when Preston does flip mid-air to dodge bullets from the first two guards in the hallway in the final guard shootout scene.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
DuPont: In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could simply no longer be risked. So we have created a new arm of the law: The Grammaton Cleric, whose sole task it is to seek out and eradicate the true source of man's inhumanity to man - his ability to feel.
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DuPont: In the first years of the 21st century, a third World War broke out. Those of us who survived knew mankind could never survive a fourth; that our own volatile natures could simply no longer be risked. So we have created a new arm of the law: The Grammaton Cleric, whose sole task it is to seek out and eradicate the true source of man's inhumanity to man - his ability to feel.
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The "Equilibrium" is one of the very little action movies that actually make sense! The script was influenced by many books and it worked! The film is really great, quick action, combined with a brilliantly stated philosophical question, breathtaking scenes with lots of effects, superb actors! It perfectly balances on the verge between just a high-budget nonsense action film (despite it's low budget) and extremely boring science-fiction film. It was quite a nice surprise when I watched it, because the director is not famous! And there was not any Hollywood superstar but all and the acting is amazingly great! Like the actors completely fit in their roles and ruthlessly overwhelm the weak script parts! I still remember the change of the emphasis when the main character changed sides! With this performance it is a serious competitor of "the matrix" or maybe more!
Although one little remark must be made in the beginning, when cleric Preston enters the barricaded room with the rebels, some shooting scenes are the same!
But I guess there is not a good film without a little weakness in it, is it?