The Kovak Box

Jul 18, 2006

1h 42m

★ 5.9

Overview

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?

Genres

Science Fiction

Thriller

Action

Production Companies

Future Films

Castelao Productions

Estudios Picasso

Filmax

The Kovak Box Trailers

Cast

David Norton

Timothy Hutton

Silvia Mendez

Lucía Jiménez

Frank Kovak

David Kelly

Jane Graham

Georgia Mackenzie

Jaume

Gary Piquer

Kathy

Annette Badland

Locutora CNW

Ana Asensio

Psicóloga

Molly Malcolm

Amy

Tilly Vosburgh

Encargada Ventanilla

Helena Carrión

Encargada Villa

Leslie Charles

Viajera Ascensor

Marga Rotger

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