The Living Wake

The Living Wake

2007
1h 31min

A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.

The Living Wake

Storyline

A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.
    Released
    June 2007
    Runtime
    1h 31min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
Cast
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg
Mills
Mike O'Connell
Mike O'Connell
K. Roth Binew
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan
Lampert Binew
Ann Dowd
Ann Dowd
Librarian
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Prostitute
Eddie Pepitone
Eddie Pepitone
Reginald
Jill Larson
Jill Larson
Alma Binew
Diane Kagan
Marla
Caleb Wentworth
Young K. Roth
Sam Goldfarb
K. Roth's Doctor
Matthew Cowles
Matthew Cowles
Mossman
Rebecca Comerford
Psychic
Ben Duhl
Liquorsmith
Stephen Brian Jones
Farmer
Peter Paton
Old Man
Aaron J. Patton
Passerby Man
Nicole J. Mitchell
Woman Passerby
Stuart Rudin
Stuart Rudin
Clockmaker
Mark Schulte
Karl Binew
Matt Dwyer
Christian Man #1
Patrick Keane
Christian Man #2
Bryan Brown
Frank
Kurt Haas
Clyde
Ron Lee Savin
Waylon
Harlan Baker
Dr. Schoenberg
Clay Allen
Moustache Man
Ami Ankin
Mother
Jun Kim
Ling
Howard Feller
Roy
Michael Mandel
Landlord
Paul D'Amato
Paul D'Amato
Rutger
Jay Devlin
Demon
Matt Mattingly
Minister (as Matthew Mattingly)
Tony Lewis Centore
Bully #1 (uncredited)
Steve Flyn
Priest (uncredited)
Jillian Mavodones
Dawn's Sister (uncredited)
Leah O'Brien
Extra (uncredited)
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