A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.
Cinematography
Christopher Doyle paints Spain in honeyed golds and blood reds
Sound
Boris resonates through empty museums and train stations
Direction
Jarmusch at his most stubbornly, beautifully obtuse
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'mysterious objects' in each matchbox were never explained to the actors — Isaach de Bankolé genuinely didn't know what he was carrying.
Jarmusch called this his 'reaction against the surveillance state post-9/11' — a spy film where the spy watches art instead of enemies.
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