Julia (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Erick Zonca

Writers:

Michael Collins (adaptation)
Camille Natta (adaptation)

Release Date:

12 March 2008 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A woman (Swinton) tries to extort money, using a young boy as bait. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

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Cast

Tilda Swinton	...	Julia
Saul Rubinek	...	Mitch
Kate del Castillo	...	Elena
Aidan Gould	...	Tom
Jude Ciccolella	...	Nick
Bruno Bichir	...	Diego
Horacio Garcia Rojas	...	Santos
Kevin Kilner	...	Johnny
John Bellucci	...	Phillip
Ezra Buzzington	...	George
Roger Cudney	...	Frank
Eugene Byrd	...	Leon
Neko Parham	...	Ejay
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sally Berman	...	Woman by Car
Joe Cucuiat	...	Undercover Agent #2
Carl Dillard	...	Henry
Dave Gist	...	Fat Train Station Guy
Priscilla Leona Horne	...	Woman In Station
M.J. Karmi	...	AA Woman
Jake Koenig	...	Bartender
Camille Natta	...	Karen
Tom Poole	...	Detective
Ian Ray	...	Undercover Agent #1
Marshal Silverman	...	Commuter
Ursula Tania	...	Cooker
Tania Verafield	...	Cleaning Lady

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, some violent content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

144 min

Country:

France | USA | Mexico | Belgium

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | France:U (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Laguna Salada, Mexicali, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Company:

Les Productions Bagheera

Trivia:

In real life, Tilda Swinton, who plays an alcoholic in the film, cannot drink. She says she would fall asleep after having just one glass.

Soundtrack:

When something is wrong with my baby

Miserable

I hated this film. There are many things wrong - all to do with poor establishment of point of view. Who the viewer is supposed to follow I really don't know. Tilda's character is well portrayed but that does not make up for an impossible plot. Where does a penniless alcoholic get ready cash from at the drop of a hat? How do you drive a car for hundreds of miles without getting petrol? If you're an addict of some kind, well, I supposed you might get something from this miserable, less than entertaining film. If not, don't bother. You'll just be made very unhappy and you won't learn anything. Mexico comes out very badly - yes, OK there is a problem with crime but for God's sake we don't need to see this sort of thing. It feels like a con, the characters are all conners and quite frankly you'd be wasting money going to see it.