Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jesse Eisenberg
Mills
Lead
Mike O'Connell
K. Roth Binew
Jim Gaffigan
Lampert Binew
Ann Dowd
Librarian
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Prostitute
Eddie Pepitone
Reginald
Jill Larson
Alma Binew
DK
Diane Kagan
Marla
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sol Tryon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Living Wake is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
