Udo Kier narrates your nervous breakdown in a castle. Bring wine.
A washed up Hollywood director is trapped in a remote castle by his own fears until the arrival of a mysterious woman offers him possible salvation. Inspired by Dostoevsky's 'Notes from the Underground', Johnny Walker attempts to answer the burning question: Is living a long life vulgar, immoral or just plain bad manners?
Acting
Éric Godon's crumbling ego is uncomfortably relatable
Direction
De Meester weaponizes castle claustrophobia
Writing
Dostoevsky fanfic that actually understands Dostoevsky
Director
Kris De Meester
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film shares its title with a whiskey brand and a blind American singer, neither acknowledged—possibly the most Dostoevskian coincidence possible.
De Meester shot in an actual Belgian château that belonged to a silent film star, layering real Hollywood decay onto fictional ruin.
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