Directed by:
Tim Blake NelsonScreenplay:
Tim Blake NelsonCinematography:
Christina Alexandra VorosComposer:
Jeff DannaCast:
Sam Waterston, Corey Stoll, Kristen Stewart, Glenn Close, K. Todd Freeman, Tim Blake Nelson, Jessica Hecht, Gretchen Mol, Michael Kenneth Williams (more)Plots(1)
A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man's life just before it changes forever. While on his way home one evening, Walter Zarrow (Sam Waterston), a popular Columbia University philosophy professor, is violently attacked on the street. Flash back one week, as actor-director Tim Blake Nelson traces the domino effect of events that led up to this seemingly senseless assault. Along the way, hidden connections between a seemingly disparate group of people—including a self-destructive student (Kristen Stewart), a hard-drinking suburban housewife (Gretchen Mol), and a desperate junkie (K. Todd Freeman)—emerge, forming a complex, engrossing mosaic of lost souls united by tragedy. (IFC Films)
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