A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife. The surrounding events feed him inspiration for his script.
Acting
Martin Landau's hotel manager steals every scene he's in.
Writing
Meta-narrative blurs reality and screenplay deliciously.
Director
Lucius C. Kuert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Lucius C. Kuert shot this in 12 days on a shoestring budget, which explains the fever-dream logic.
The film's 3.9 TMDB score is almost part of the aesthetic—this is deliberately messy, like Aleister's unraveling mind.
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