Immortal (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Enki Bilal |
| Produced by | Charles Gassot |
| Written by | Enki Bilal (scenario, adaptation and dialogue) Serge Lehman (script) |
| Based on | Comic book La Foire aux immortels by Enki Bilal |
| Starring |
Linda Hardy Thomas Kretschmann Charlotte Rampling Frédéric Pierrot Jean-Louis Trintignant |
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Sigur Rós Goran Vejvoda |
| Cinematography | Pascal Gennesseaux |
| Edited by | Véronique Parnet |
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Duran Entertainment
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| Distributed by | First Look Pictures (U.S.) Ciby 2000 (Australia) |
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102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French English |
| Budget | $22.1 million |
| Box office | $6.3 million |
Immortal (French: Immortel, ad vitam) is a 2004 English language French live-action and animated science fiction film co-written and directed by Enki Bilal and starring Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann and Charlotte Rampling. It is loosely based upon Bilal's comic book La Foire aux immortels (The Carnival of Immortals).
Immortal was one of the first major films (along with Casshern and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) to be shot entirely on a "digital backlot", blending live actors with computer generated surroundings. The French video game studio Quantic Dream helped produce much of the cinematics.
The film takes place in New York City in the year 2095 where genetically altered humans live side by side with unaltered men and women, and where Central Park has been mysteriously encased in an "intrusion zone" where people who attempt to enter are instantly killed. A strange pyramid has appeared over the city; inside, the gods of ancient Egypt have judged Horus, one of their fellow gods, to cease his immortality.
In the city below, Jill, a young woman with blue hair is arrested. Not completely human, her tissues appear to be no more than a few months old according to an examining physician, although her physical form is already that of an adult. She does also possess a number of secret powers, including one that enables her to procreate with gods, though she knows nothing of this. Horus is given a limited time to interact with the humans of New York and procreate. During his search for a host body, Horus encounters Nikopol, a rebel condemned to 30 years of hibernation who, due to a mechanical accident, escapes his prison one year early.
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