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Swiss Army Man (2016)

Swiss Army Man poster
Directed by
Daniel Scheinert, Dan Kwan
Genre
drama film, tragicomedy, buddy film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 3,840 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely man stranded on an island discovers a dead body that he can use to survive. He uses the corpse in strange and humorous ways as they journey together.

surrealquirkyoffbeatwhimsicalabsurdpoignantunconventionalbittersweet

What happens

Swiss Army Man is a 2016 American surrealist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan in their feature directorial debuts. The film stars Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Swiss Army Man premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, and began a theatrical limited release in the United States on June 24, 2016, before opening wide on July 1, 2016. The film was positively received by critics and has since developed a cult following for the Daniels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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