This is a movie that as trance seeming tries to capture a mood moreso than a story (tying in twilight scenes),then again it tries to tie in ALOT of notions in itself, and on that it throws in home footage and experiences from people who supposedly are close to the lead or the person he represents.

The movie can be read quite easily in 4 ways; * as a movie about film making (as a film to show off what the director has learned to use so far - a CV of sorts) * as waking life (2001) without the insights mixed with Night on Earth (1991) if it was a solo story * as eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) * as Swiss army man (2016) There are notions for all of these directions, if you put the messy footage, lack of message (but pushing its none message) with the home footage and lack of properly tying in the scenes into the storyline it is more remniscent of the kind of modern art where you are supposed to create your own meaning. It does somewhat capture the notion of ambivalence/twilight.

End notes: It has a homage to American History X in it (1998).

5 years from now, people will read this review and be like "emerging???" But very much like Amir Motlagh's other small, experimental film "Man," this one hooks you in with it's skewed narrative and patchwork structure. Don't expect some grand drama with a clear-cut plot. That's not what this is--it's experimental, non-narrative essentially--and it's a bold indie with an equally bold Motlagh hallmark.

Without needing to say it, this is not for everyone. In fact, it's not for most. But for a certain niche audience, its a true gem of a film. Motlagh throws the kitchen sink into this, and what is left is a haunting, lasting portrait of a character searching for meaning, that benefits from repeat viewings. The film starts to form the longer you go into it, and the particular rhythm starts to make sense. Without spoiling it, one particular scene was extra memorable and came from left field. For fans of challenging, cutting-edge, foreign, arthouse and experimental film, this is the good stuff.