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This Is Not a Movie is a film of genre Drama with Edward Furlong

This Is Not a Movie (2011)

This Is Not a Movie
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Length 1h39
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Comedy
Rating44% 2.221522.221522.221522.221522.22152

This Is Not a Movie is a 2010 Mexican experimental science fiction film written and directed by Olallo Rubio. It stars Edward Furlong in three roles, playing different personalities of the same character, who prepares for the end of the world by sequestering himself in a Las Vegas hotel while he grapples with existential questions. The score was composed by musician Slash. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and was released in Mexico on January 28, 2011.

Synopsis

Concerned that he can not remember his past, Pete Nelson prepares for the end of the world by going to Las Vegas. In his hotel room, three distinct personalities emerge and argue with each other over the nature of reality and how to best spend the remaining time. The first personality, a bitter man who blames his failed life on "the system", wants to explore his forgotten past. The second personality, a drunken hedonist, wants to leave the hotel and take advantage of the prostitution and gambling in Las Vegas. A third personality, which emerges after debates between the first two, questions the nature of reality and states that they are all fictional characters in the screenplay of a hack writer.

Actors

Edward Furlong

(Pete Nelson)
Edi Gathegi

(Ghost of Jimmy)
Peter Coyote

(CEO of Propaganda / screenwriter)
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