A former rockstar is hunting down a Nazi criminal. This could be his greatest hit.
A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
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Prestige, contemplative, meticulous and grave.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Jun 20267/10
**_Penn as a soft-spoken Socrates-like retired Goth rocker, not to mention Nazi hunter_** His character is named Cheyenne, a weirdo-genius modeled after Robert Smith of The Cure with a dash of Ozzy and Edward Scissorhands. CC DeVille with a black wig is another comparison. Meanwhile, the band ‘Cheyenne and the Fellows’ was inspired by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Cheyenne is 20 years past his prime but is able to live off royalties in Dublin with his firefighter wife (Frances McDormand). While he’s sorta bottled up and fears flying, he’s compelled to take a sojourn to America due to his dying Jewish father and attend to his unfinished business. As he travels from state-to-state he unconsciously helps others, as well as personally grows. Highlights include: Cheyenne’s curious friendship with a young female that people mistake for his daughter (Eve Hewson); his softly spoken insights, which show that he’s in tune more than most, except when he talks with David Byrne and vents his buried issues; his brief relationship with a woman & her boy in rural New Mexico (Kerry Condon) and his corresponding respect for marital parameters. This is just a taste of the gems in this quirky, lyrical od
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Cast
- Sean PennCheyenne
- Olwen FouéréMary's Mother
- Eve HewsonMary
- Johnny WardSteven
- Sam KeeleyDesmond
- Danielle O'BrienSupermarket Girl #1
- Margaret O'ReillySupermarket Girl #2
- Frances McDormandJane
- Mairin O'DonovanOld Lady in Bank
- Simon DelaneyJeffrey
Crew
- Paolo SorrentinoDirector
- Umberto ContarelloWriter
- Paolo SorrentinoWriter
- Luca BigazziDirector of Photography
- David ByrneOriginal Music Composer
- Will OldhamOriginal Music Composer
- Cristiano TravaglioliEditor
- Francesca CimaProducer
- Nicola GiulianoProducer
- Andrea OcchipintiProducer
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