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The Living Wake
The Living Wake

The Living Wake

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

06 June 2007

Country

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Mills

Mike O'Connell

Mike O'Connell

K. Roth Binew

Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

Lampert Binew

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Librarian

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

Prostitute

Eddie Pepitone

Eddie Pepitone

Reginald

Jill Larson

Jill Larson

Alma Binew

Diane Kagan

Diane Kagan

Marla

Caleb Wentworth

Caleb Wentworth

Young K. Roth

Sam Goldfarb

Sam Goldfarb

K. Roth's Doctor

Matthew Cowles

Matthew Cowles

Mossman

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