Do Elephants Pray - Raindance Film Festival

ROBERT MITCHUM IS DEAD [ROBERT MITCHUM EST MORT]
SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER AT 4:45PM
As an agent and scriptwriter, Arsène (Olivier Gourmet) is
intimately familiar with the hard knocks world of hunting down
that elusive big break. So when the stars have allegedly aligned,
and there’s an opportunity for him to get his actor Franky
Pastor (Pablo Nicomedes) in front of a big name director, he
goes for gold. Risking everything, the pair set out from France
with the intent of driving to a film festival held in the Arctic
Circle. However, as we all know, pretty much nothing ever goes
according to plan. As the voyage unfolds we learn more about
the softly strange Franky, and just how desperate Arsène really is.
We’re not even certain that Franky can actually perform.
Robert Mitchum Is Dead is populated with a generous array
of curious personalities and takes a loving look at their everyday,
and not so everyday, lives. In the spirit of road trip movies
everywhere, the guys come across people and situations that no
one could ever plan for. It’s that road trip ‘que sera sera’ mood
that battles against Arsène’s singular determination throughout
the film to make their journey so odd and unpredictable. Sprinkle
in some desperation, social disorders, and a beautiful Polish film
student, and you have yourself a journey worth witnessing. SS
Country France/Belgium/Poland/Norway Running Time 91 mins Format 35mm
Directors/Screenplay Olivier Babinet, Fred Kihn Producer Igor Wojtowicz DoP
Timo Salminen Cast Olivier Gourmet, Pablo Nicomedes, Bakary Sangare Print Source
Anne Wiedlack Email aw@m-appeal.com
78 18TH RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL