A cynical radio host and a delusional professor embark on a surreal, darkly comic quest for redemption.
Melancholy, with absurdist humor. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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