Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and his own interior world. While working on a murder mystery script, and unaware that his brain is on the verge of implosion, Felix is baffled when his characters start to appear in his life, and vice versa.
Direction
Hopkins goes full experimental, channeling Lynch and Fellini mid-breakdown.
Editing
Jagged, disorienting cuts that mirror Felix's fracturing mind.
Score
Hopkins composed it himself—jazz noir meets existential dread.
Director
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Felix Bonhoeffer
Stella Arroyave
Gina
Michael Clarke Duncan
Mort / Phil Henderson / Patrolman
S. Epatha Merkerson
Bonnie
John Turturro
Harvey Brickman
Christian Slater
Ray / Matt Dobbs / Patrolman #2
Camryn Manheim
Barbara
Jeffrey Tambor
Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
Fionnula Flanagan
Bette Lustig
Michael Lerner
Big Mikey
Christopher Lawford
Lars
Lisa Pepper
Tracy / Nurse
Gavin Grazer
Gavin / Ambulance Driver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hopkins edited the film on his laptop using Final Cut Pro and called it 'a painting that moves.'
The chaotic structure mirrors Hopkins' own admitted fear of death and obsession with leaving something behind—Felix's panic is uncomfortably autobiographical.
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