From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic odyssey back home.
- Suicide or self-harm
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Demanding, contemporary, overwhelming and open-ended.
- effortlessdemanding
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Joaquin PhoenixBeau Wassermann
- Patti LuPoneMona Wassermann
- Amy RyanGrace
- Nathan LaneRoger
- Kylie RogersToni
- Denis MénochetJeeves
- Parker PoseyElaine Bray
- Zoe Lister-JonesYoung Mona
- Armen NahapetianTeen Beau
- Julia AntonelliTeen Elaine
Crew
- Ari AsterDirector
- Ari AsterWriter
- Pawel PogorzelskiDirector of Photography
- Bobby KrlicOriginal Music Composer
- Lucian JohnstonEditor
- Ari AsterProducer
- Lars KnudsenProducer
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