A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
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?
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According to his passport, Martin Harris was born on June 7th. This is also the birthday of Liam Neeson who portrays Dr. Harris.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
The security officer of the Hotel Adlon tells Harris that the American Embassy is closed due to Thanksgiving. True; there is, however, a consular officer on call after hours and on holidays for emergencies like this one. (The officer could have been deliberately lying.)
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Quotes
[first lines]
Pilot's Voice:
Ladies and gentlemen, we're beginning our descent into Berlin Tegel, where local time is 8:30 AM, and the temperature is a cool minus four degrees. Dr. Martin Harris:
Morning. Elizabeth Harris:
Did you sleep? Dr. Martin Harris:
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Crazy Credits
The opening credits are shown as clouds being viewed from an airplane blow past... not so crazy, except that it actually makes one of the credits unreadable.
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