The Follow

2001 0h 11m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 96

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Synopsis

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The Driver is hired by a nervous movie manager to spy on a paranoid actor's wife. During his tailing of the wife, the Driver describes the right way to tail someone. As he follows her he begins to fear what he might learn of her apparently tragic life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clive Owen
The Driver
Mickey Rourke
Husband
Adriana Lima
Wife
Forest Whitaker
The Employer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Writers: Andrew Kevin Walker
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "The Hire" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Wong Kar-Wai, shot by Harris Savides. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joel Goodman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Chang Suk-Ping shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wong Kar-Wai directs. Harris Savides behind the camera. Joel Goodman scores. William Chang Suk-Ping cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
4Part of the "The Hire" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Wong Kar-Wai, shot by Harris Savides. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Joel Goodman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor William Chang Suk-Ping shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Clive Owen and Mickey Rourke and Adriana Lima carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0285104 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harris Savides
Original score: Joel Goodman
Editing: William Chang Suk-Ping
Production design: William Chang Suk-Ping
Costume design: April Napier
Makeup / hair: Gina Monaci
Runtime: 11 min · 0h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Follow (2001)

Part of

The Hire

"The Hire" is an eight part BMW short film series created between 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, all eight films are directed by popular filmmakers from across the globe, star Clive Owen as the "Driver", and highlight the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles.