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Acute Misfortune (2018)

Acute Misfortune poster
Directed by
Thomas M. Wright
Genre
drama
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
MA15+
Rating
3.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young journalist moves in with a volatile artist to write his biography. The film follows their tense and destructive relationship as the artist's behavior grows increasingly erratic.

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What happens

Acute Misfortune is a 2018 Australian drama film co-written, directed and produced by Thomas M. Wright. The story is based on Sydney journalist Erik Jensen's biography of Australian artist Adam Cullen, who died at the age of 46. The film stars Daniel Henshall as Cullen and Toby Wallace as Jensen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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