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Wristcutters: A Love Story
Suicide is not the end, but only the beginning of a fascinating journey through the afterlife for souls in search of what they could not find in their previous lives.
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Never thought I would read the following sentence, let alone write it. For a film about suicides, Wristcutters: A Love Story is strangely life-affirming. This film about slackers stuck in limbo between life and death is upbeat in an offbeat way.
In its opening sequence a depressive dude named Zia (Patrick Fugit, the almost famous star of Almost Famous) morosely cleans his apartment and proceeds to commit the act referenced by the title.
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"Wristcutters: A Love Story" is a scruffy absurdist comedy set in a limbo where suicides go after killing themselves.
The joke is that this limbo, which might be Bakersfield, or Barstow, is far worse than the bleak world they thought they were leaving.
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MPAA rating:
Unrated
Cast:
Patrick Fugit; Shea Whigham; Tom Waits; John Hawkes; Shannon Sossamon
Directed by:
Goran Dukic
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Drama Running time:
01:45
Release date:
2007
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