In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.

• DirectorMichael Winterbottom
• Release2 September 2003
• Genre
  Drama / Science Fiction
• Duration1h 33m
• Budget$7,500,000
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  6.214
  366 reviews
• Productions

  BBC Film, BBC, Kailash Picture Company, Revolution Films, UK Film Council, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MEDIA Programme of the European Union