From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, award-winning filmmaker Alma Har’el brings to life a young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father through cinema and dreams. Fictionalizing his childhood’s ascent to stardom, and subsequent adult crash-landing into rehab and recovery, Har’el casts Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges as Otis Lort, navigating different stages in a frenetic career. LaBeouf takes on the daring and therapeutic challenge of playing a version of his own father, an ex-rodeo clown and a felon. Artist and musician FKA Twigs makes her feature-film debut, playing neighbor and kindred spirit to the younger Otis in their garden-court motel home. Har’el’s feature narrative debut is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between filmmaker and subject, exploring art as medicine and imagination as hope. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.2/10 | |
Released: | November 27, 2019 | |
Runtime: | 94 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Stay Gold Features Kindred Spirit Amazon Studios Delirio Films Automatik Entertainment Red Crown Productions | |
Cast: | Shia LaBeouf Lucas Hedges Noah Jupe | |
Crew: | Shia LaBeouf Alma Har'el | |