The Living Wake (2007)
A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.
Casting
- Jesse Eisenberg — Mills
- Mike O'Connell — K. Roth Binew
- Jim Gaffigan — Lampert Binew
- Ann Dowd — Librarian
- Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine — Prostitute
- Eddie Pepitone — Reginald
- Jill Larson — Alma Binew
- Diane Kagan — Marla
- Caleb Wentworth — Young K. Roth
- Sam Goldfarb — K. Roth's Doctor
- Matthew Cowles — Mossman
- Rebecca Comerford — Psychic
Interesting facts
The Living Wake (2007) is a dark comedic film written by Mike O'Connell and Peter Kline and produced by Ami Ankin. A directorial debut by Sol Tryon, the film stars Mike O'Connell, Jesse Eisenberg, and Jim Gaffigan.
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