The Limits of Control
| The Limits of Control | |
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| Directed by | Jim Jarmusch |
| Written by | Jim Jarmusch |
| Produced by | Stacey Smith Gretchen McGowan |
| Starring | Isaach de Bankolé Paz de la Huerta Tilda Swinton Gael García Bernal Bill Murray Hiam Abbass John Hurt |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Music by | Boris |
Production companies | Entertainment Farm PointBlank Films |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish French Japanese Arabic |
| Box office | $2 million |
The Limits of Control is a 2009 American film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Isaach de Bankolé as a solitary assassin, carrying out a job in Spain. Filming began in February 2008, and took place on location in Madrid, Seville and Almería, Spain. The film was distributed by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews, and has a 42% rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, having been criticized for its slow pace and inaccessible dialogue while praising its beautiful cinematography and ambitious scope.