First-time director/screenwriter Brett Wagner pulls some compelling performances from a top-notch cast, in a film that is both suspenseful and nuanced.
Wagner uses observant, quirky, but not self-consciously "indie" touches to create complex characters, where ciphers might have sufficed. These folks inhabit a morally ambiguous universe where the mind-bending effects of chronic guilt and corrosive karma cause them to act in unsavory--but deeply human--ways. The spare, mostly-acoustic soundtrack supports the soulful mood throughout.
This film was one of the stand-outs of a recent Gen Art Festival in NYC.
Wagner uses observant, quirky, but not self-consciously "indie" touches to create complex characters, where ciphers might have sufficed. These folks inhabit a morally ambiguous universe where the mind-bending effects of chronic guilt and corrosive karma cause them to act in unsavory--but deeply human--ways. The spare, mostly-acoustic soundtrack supports the soulful mood throughout.
This film was one of the stand-outs of a recent Gen Art Festival in NYC.