Code 46 is a 2003 British film directed by Michael Winterbottom, with screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce. It was produced by BBC Films and Revolution Films. It is a disquieting science fiction love story with themes that explore the moral impacts of advances in biotechnology. The soundtrack was composed by David Holmes under the name "Free Association". The film was shot in Dubai, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and many interiors in London, both for logistic reasons and because the juxtaposition of elements of these cities offered a believable futuristic setting. It is the not-too-distant future. The... population is divided between those who live "inside", in high-density cities physically separated from "outside", where a poor underclass live. Access to and travel between the cities is highly restricted, and regulated through the use of health cover documents, known as "papelles" in the global pidgin language of the day . Most residents of the cities venture outside at night and remain indoors during the day, as direct sunlight has come to be thought of as hazardous to their health.
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| Release date: | May 7, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Michael Winterbottom |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Eaton |
| Editor: | Peter Christelis |
| Music by: | David Holmes, Stephen Hilton, Steve Hilton |
| Cinematography: | Marcel Zyskind, Alwin H. Kuchler |
| Screenplay by: | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Estimated budget: | $7,500,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Thriller |