The Kovak Box (2006)

Name: The Kovak Box
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2006-07-18
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lucía Jiménez, David Kelly, Georgia Mackenzie, Gary Piquer

The Kovak Box (2006), directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Timothy Hutton and Lucía Jiménez.

07/18/2006 BR Action, Science Fiction and Thriller 1h 42m

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David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters, their lives and their deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real?

Carles GusiCinematography
Daniel MonzónDirector
Simon CozensEditing
Álvaro AugustínProducer

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The Kovak Box is a 2006 psychological thriller film directed by Daniel Monzón and starring Timothy Hutton, Lucía Jiménez, Annette Badland and David Kelly. The film concerns an American horror/science fiction novelist who finds the plot of one of his stories unfold around him after a conference in Spain.

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Plot

On the island city of Palma de Mallorca, David Norton promotes his latest book, The Kovak Box before a small private gathering of European fans. While nothing unusual happens, one of the audience members has a distinctive Russian Mafia arm tattoo, and the hotel concierges are subtly condescending towards Norton, despite the writer's mannered patronage and celebrity status.

Later in the evening, Norton's fiancée, Jane, receives an anonymous phone call and jumps off their hotel balcony. After Jane dies from her injuries in the hospital, Norton discovers a nearby patient, Silvia Méndez, did the same thing on the same night: While taking a shower, Silvia answered a call consisting only of the 1933 song Gloomy Sunday by composer Rezső Seress. After jumping from her window, she only remembers waking up nude under a crushed bar canopy. Silvia is a young nightclub debutante with no enemies or connections to the American couple. While Silvia recuperates in her apartment, a mysterious man attempts to stab her in the back of the neck but flees after their struggle. After the attack, Silvia reunites with Norton, who is also being pursued by unknown assailants.

Norton finds that the events coincide with the plot of his latest book, which is based on a real individual: Frank Kovak, a Hungarian doctor who was disgraced and driven to exile after his experiments were passed off as psychological warfare. Kovak used neural implants and paid a network of criminals to reproduce the experiment—in which everyone takes their life (or suffers a brutal death) while the Gloomy Sunday song plays—on Norton. Ailing from a terminal brain tumor, Kovak has nothing to lose except Norton winning his deadly game.

Cast

Timothy Hutton as David Norton

Lucía Jiménez as Silvia Méndez

David Kelly as Frank Kovak

Georgia Mackenzie as Jane Graham (as Georgia MacKenzie)

Gary Piquer as Jaume

Annette Badland as Kathy

Isabel Abarraga as Judy

Jorge Aguado de Gabriel as Man with Umbilical Cord

Ralph Angrick as Lift Passenger

Ana Asensio as CNW Announcer

Nina Bagusat as Hostess

Keith Bartlett as Admirer

Julio Bastida as Telecinco Announcer

Jorge Bosch as Forensic

Nicholas Boulton as Consulate Employee

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External links

The Kovak Box at IMDb

Text from The Kovak Box on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kovak_Box

Trivia

It grossed US$ 1.9 million worldwide.
It premiered on July 18, 2006, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h42 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosFuture Films, Castelao Productions, Estudios Picasso, Filmax
CountriesSpain, United Kingdom
LanguagesGerman, English, Spanish
Box officeUS$ 1,916,745
StatusReleased

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Madrid
Mallorca

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Mallorca

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Carles Gusi Cinematography
Daniel Monzón Director
Simon Cozens Editing
Álvaro Augustín Producer
Carola Ash Producer
Elena Manrique Producer
Julio Fernández Producer
Roque Baños Original music

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What is The Kovak Box about?

The Kovak Box: David Norton is used to being in control. As a best-selling author, he decides the fate of his characters, their lives and their deaths. But what happens when his fictional world becomes all too real?

Who directed The Kovak Box?

The Kovak Box was directed by Daniel Monzón in 2006.

Who stars in The Kovak Box?

The cast of The Kovak Box includes Timothy Hutton, Lucía Jiménez, David Kelly, Georgia Mackenzie and Gary Piquer.

How long is The Kovak Box?

The Kovak Box runs for 102 minutes, or 1h42.