Two diametrically opposite brothers set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.
Writing
Dialogue so stiff it's poetry — nobody talks like this, everyone should.
Acting
Robert John Burke's simmering rage vs. Bill Sage's gentle chaos.
Direction
Hartley's geometric framing makes emotion feel architectural.
Director
Hal Hartley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hal Hartley shot this immediately after Trust with largely the same crew and many cast members, creating his own repertory company on Long Island.
The film's anarchist themes landed differently post-1999 WTO protests; Hartley later noted audiences read Bill's radicalism as quaint rather than threatening.
US
