Paul, an American composer, arrives in the desert town of Real de Catorce where his father recently died. For the past ten years, Paul has been consumed with the task of composing an ending for the masterpiece of an early twentieth century musician. Being isolated from the world, he sees an opportunity to finish the symphony. However, Paul is caught up in a new mystery, the disappearance thirty years ago of a woman named Marianne.
Acting
Dafoe's hands do more acting than most actors' entire faces.
Cinematography
The desert becomes a character—hostile, beautiful, indifferent.
Score
The unfinished symphony haunts every frame; you hear what's missing.
Director
Daniel Graham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real de Catorce is a genuine ghost town; the silver mine that built it collapsed and the population fled. The film crew had to haul equipment up by mule.
Brontis Jodorowsky—who plays the cryptic 'Zero'—is Alejandro Jodorowsky's son, continuing a family tradition of surreal desert mysticism. The casting is absolutely intentional.
MX
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