Forum of Independents - Competition 2006 / Wristcutters - A Love Story / USA 2006
Life is hard for Zia: he’s recently broken up with his girlfriend, he is misunderstood by his parents and; oh yeah… he’s just killed himself and is now living in the “afterlife.” Filled with eccentric characters, strange surroundings and absurd humor, Wristcutters is an original look at what life and love have in store for us – once we get to the other side.
Life is hard for Zia: he’s recently broken up with his girlfriend, he is misunderstood by his parents and oh yeah… he’s just killed himself and is now living in the “afterlife.” It’s an afterlife of menial jobs, dingy bars, old girlfriends and bad public transport. Once he gets there, Zia makes two friends: a clever, oddly charming Russian rocker and a sexy intelligent ingénue, who is determined to prove she was sent to the afterlife by a cruel quirk of fate. Together, in a rickety orange station wagon held together by masking tape, this impromptu family hits the road… only to meet up with wonderful Kneller (Tom Waits), who shepherds them through the ultimate version of Utopia. A film filled with unexpected miracles and absurd humour which shows just how precious and surprising one’s life truly is.
91 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere
Director Goran Dukic
/ Screenplay Goran Dukic
/ Dir. of Photography Vanja Cernjul
/ Music Bobby Johnston
/ Editor Jonathan Alberts
/ Producer Chris Coen, Tatiana Kelly, Mikal P. Lazarev, Adam Sherman
/ Production No Matter, LLC
/ Cast Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, Leslie Bibb, John Hawkes
/ Contact No Matter, LLC
www: www.wristcutters.com
Goran Dukic studied film directing at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb, Croatia, and at AFI. He has been honoured with more than 20 awards in Europe and the United States for his short films and screenplays. His short, Mirta Learns Statistics, winner of the Octavian (Croatian Oscar), was voted by Croatian film critics as one of the five best Croatian films ever made. Wristcutters – A Love Story is Dukic’s feature directorial debut.
No Matter, LLC
914 Hauser Blvd., CA 90036, Los Angeles
United States of America
Phone: +1 917 833 5279
E-mail: [email protected]
Tatiana Kelly
Producer
Mikal Lazarev
Producer
Goran Dukic
Film Director
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