Light and the Sufferer
2007 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Realism and fantasy collide in Jonathan Lethem's genre-bending coming-of-age story, which follows two estranged brothers as they try to leave New York City for a new life in California only to find their plans--and lives--being forever changed by the appearance of a mysterious alien. We follow Paul--fresh from dropping out of college and living unhappily at home with his parents--as he arrives in New York City's Washington Square Park in search of his younger brother Don, who was kicked out of their parents' home a year earlier with neither Paul or their parents hearing from him since. Realizing their lives are at a dead end and looking to forge a new future together, Paul suggests that the two hop a plane for California and "leave all the bullshit behind." After a robbery intended to raise money for their trip goes awry, the brothers find themselves being pursued not only by the drug dealers they ripped off...
Direction Christopher Peditto
Cast Paul Dano · Michael Esper · Anthony M. Bertram · Paz de la Huerta · Eugene Byrd · Paul D'Amato · Omar Evans · Stephen Kunken · Darrell Larson · Angelica Page · Desmond Richardson · Robert Tuftee · Will Warren · Gerald Webb · Michael Wright
Soundtrack Mark Nelson
Screenplay Christopher Peditto · Jonathan Lethem
Cinematography Lana Bernberg
Original title Light and the Sufferer
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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