Code Unknown
“Love has a language all its own.”
A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.
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Cast
49 people
Juliette Binoche
Anne Laurent
Known for
Godzilla
Chocolat
Thierry Neuvic
Georges
Known for
Hereafter
Elite Force
Josef Bierbichler
Bauer
Known for
Heart of Glass
The White Ribbon
Alexandre Hamidi
Jean
Known for
The Nest
Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Aminate
Known for
Moolaadé
Ona Lu Yenke
Amadou
Also in
Frontières
Police Commissioner Moulin
Constantin Barbulescu
Mihai Popa
Djibril Kouyaté
The Father
Also in
Macadam Tribe
Luminița Gheorghiu
Maria
Known for
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Crenguța Hariton
Irina
Also in
Lurid Tales: The Castle Queen
The Shrunken City
Bob Nicolescu
Dragos
No other roles listed
Bruno Todeschini
Pierre
Known for
The Connection
Delicacy
Michael Haneke Director · Giba Gonçalves Composer Jürgen Jürges Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $95K · Budget $7.3M · United States release November 30, 2001
Box office
Budget
$7,300,000
Worldwide gross
$95,242
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Bavaria Film
Production
Filmex Romania
Production
MK2 Productions
Production
ZDF
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
mk2 Films
Production
Romanian Culture Ministry
Production
France · Germany · Romania
Produced in
Projet inconnu
Working title
Languages
Original title
Code inconnu
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Bambara · English · French · German · Romanian
Release dates
France · May 19, 2000
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · November 15, 2000
Theatrical
United States · November 30, 2001
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 11, 2000 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 7, 2000 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
February 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
November 13, 2000 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
February 9, 2001 · Theatrical
March 21, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
December 7, 2001 · Digital
Italy
April 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Russia
November 20, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 9, 2026 · Digital
Spain
May 11, 2001 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 25, 2001 · Theatrical
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