Perfect Sense

Sep 29, 2011

1h 33m

★ 6.9

Without love there is nothing

Overview

In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook.

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Romance

Production Companies

BBC Film

Zentropa Entertainments

Scottish Screen

Film i Väst

Det Danske Filminstitut

Sigma Films

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Subotica

Perfect Sense Trailers

Cast

Michael

Ewan McGregor

Susan

Eva Green

James

Ewen Bremner

Stephen

Stephen Dillane

Boss

Denis Lawson

Street Performer

Anamaria Marinca

Virologist

Alastair Mackenzie

Jenny

Connie Nielsen

Girl in Bed

Lauren Tempany

Nurse

Shabana Akhtar Bakhsh

Woman at Hospital

Caroline Paterson

Patient

Malcolm Shields

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