After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.
Direction
Lulu Wang's debut — The Farewell energy but scrappier.
Acting
Brit Marling's razor-sharp reporter with secrets of her own.
Production
Berlin locations that make grimy galleries look romantic.
Director
Lulu Wang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Lulu Wang's first feature, made seven years before The Farewell made her a household name. Same fascination with family secrets, different continent.
The fake-death-for-career-boost plot satirizes how 2010s media treated artist suicides as marketing moments — prescient and uncomfortable.
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