You know how you can sometimes simulataneously love and loathe a sibling? Cinelicious Pics’ The Mend is a film about two brothers who fall into that category – and how they learn to live with each other, perhaps in spite of each other.
The Men premieres in New York city on August 21st and Los Angeles on August 28th. check out the combustible trailer after the jump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoWrDrflNNw
Presented by David Gordon Green
THE MEND
A film by John Magary
Starring Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen, Mickey Sumner and Austin Pendleton
“Debutant feature writer-helmer John Magary directs with a great deal of verve…he has a perfect counterpart in leading man Josh Lucas, who approaches his loathsome,destructive drifter character with almost unhinged ferocity.”
– Andrew Barker, Variety
“The Mend is a deliciously bitterminuet, gloriously unstable in its scene construction, shifting points of viewand tone.”
– Scott Macaulay, Filmmaker Magazine
“Josh Lucas offers one of his strongestperformances to date…A convincing and refreshingly indirect examination ofhanded down emotional flaws.”
– John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter
CINELICIOUS PICS WILL RELEASE THE MEND THEATRICALLY IN NY AUGUST 21st AND LA AUGUST 28th
Synopsis:
For anyone who’s ever loathed and loved a sibling in equal measure, The Mend is the wonderfully strange and acidic debut comedy from writer / director John Magary. Shot through with the wicked humor and anarchy of Bruce Robinson’s Withnail & I and Mike Leigh’s Naked, The Mend follows a mismatched yin-yang pair of NYC brothers, loose cannon Mat (Josh Lucas in a career-best performance) and put-upon Alan ( Stephen Plunkett) as they stagger dimly towards some understanding of love, women, masculinity and what it truly means to be a brother. Featuring a gorgeous, minimalist score by Michi Wiancko & Judd Greenstein and beautiful, fluid cinematography by Chris Teague (Obvious Child), the film unfolds as three stylistically distinct but interwoven acts, each with its own mesmerizing rhythm. With superb supporting performances by Mickey Sumner (Frances Ha) and Lucy Owen as the brothers’ sharp-tongued girlfriends.
Director: John Magary
Cast: Josh Lucas,Stephen Plunkett, Lucy Owen, Mickey Sumner, Austin Pendleton, Cory Nichols,Sekou Laidlow, Louisa Krause, Leo Fitzpatrick, Sarah Steele
TRT: 109 min.
Country: U.S.
Language: English