2017 · drama · music
A
Directed by Mitchell Stafiej1h 23m2017
A young alcoholic ambient musician locks himself in his apartment on a dangerous seven day bender as he attempts to finish his upcoming album.
Our read: A (2017) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal drama · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / music, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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