Alice LeVitt, Jennifer Macdonald, Megan Owen
Plagued by hallucinations, Peter Winter flees an obscured, violent past and returns to his hometown only to discover that his daughter, Nicole, is deliberately being kept from him. As he begins his se...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 13, 2001
Stats: 174 reviews
A schizophrenic man, Peter Winter (a great performance by Peter Greene), is released from an institution and goes in search of his young daughter,...( read more)
Powerful tale of a schizophrenic man trying to reclaim his daughter.
Really creepy, really different, really well done. I watched the criterion version that was only 79minutes so i don't know what this 108minute one is about the but the other one is amazin, and was released in 1993, althought this is the same film.
Lodge Kerrigan's first film is a labour of love and a major inspiration for independent filmmakers. Is the main protagonist a child killer? Or does he just suffer from schizophrenia? Perhaps both. The sound design is what sets this gem apart. Its continuously watchable and I was ...( read more)
I think I am the only person who wasn't enthrlled by this film. It's simpleness is a plus, the acting isn't bad but I thought it was boring and unpleasant. It had no spark.
Feb 09 - There is no question of the originality and bravery in showing the viewpoint of someone suffering from a mental illness. The images and sounds become so disturbing at times that make it hard to follow the movie though.
Um interessante retrato da esquizofrenia, e, o mais importante, um retrato de como as pessoas julgam, de maneira preconceituosa, um esquizofrênico.
A fascinating film about a schizophrenic man where the viewpoints and the senses of the audience are so distracted, you never know from whose perspective you are watching this from. I love how the sound design was used very well to create a sense of psychosis that felt very real ...( read more)
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