The Living Wake

The Living Wake

2007
1h 31m
4.4

4.4/10

9 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 6, 2007
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0489212

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
Diane Kagan

Marla

Caleb Wentworth
Caleb Wentworth

Young K. Roth

Sam Goldfarb
Sam Goldfarb

K. Roth's Doctor

Matthew Cowles
Matthew Cowles

Mossman

Rebecca Comerford
Rebecca Comerford

Psychic

Key Crew

Sol Tryon
Director
Mike O'Connell
Writer
Peter Kline
Writer