85 minutes / Canada / 2009
Written and directed by:
Matthew Bissonnette
Starring:
Adam Scott, Joel Bissonnette, Robin Tunney, Greg Dulli, Gale Harold
Featuring songs by:
Leonard Cohen, Silver Jews, Guided by Voices, Dinosaur Jr., Evan Dando, Wilco, and many other…
“It’s a thinking man’s Judd Apatow flick … literate, amusing and unexpectedly moving.”
—L.A. Weekly
“a poignant portrait of sibling rivalry and affection.”
—The Hollywood Reporter
“a brilliant film – smart, funny, a little disturbing and utterly original.”
—Montreal Gazette
“Canada’s Top Ten 2009″
—Toronto International Film Festival
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Synopsis
On the morning of his thirty seventh birthday Michael Brown (Adam Scott) receives a telephone call from this estranged brother Tobey (Joel Bissonnette), which sends the two off on a day-long odyssey across a wild and weird Los Angeles in search of Tobey’s “reason for living.” Behind the wheel of a beat up old BMW, fuelled by hilarious banter and a killer soundtrack, the brothers’ search leads them through a bizarre, beautiful land filled with surprising, comical characters to a very unexpected and magical destination.
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