The Sentimental Engine Slayer

The Sentimental Engine Slayer

97 mins | Drama | April 22, 2010

Barlam (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) struggles to find himself as he bags groceries, has a semi-incestuous relationship with his sister and attempts to understand his parents' long-ago divorce. Events spiral out of control when he becomes obsessed with a boy who looks like him. Rodriguez-Lopez, a songwriter/guitarist for rock band The Mars Volta, writes and directs this drama that had its North American premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.

The Sentimental Engine Slayer

97 mins | Drama | April 22, 2010

The Sentimental Engine Slayer
Barlam (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) struggles to find himself as he bags groceries, has a semi-incestuous relationship with his sister and attempts to understand his parents' long-ago divorce. Events spiral out of control when he becomes obsessed with a boy who looks like him. Rodriguez-Lopez, a songwriter/guitarist for rock band The Mars Volta, writes and directs this drama that had its North American premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Rodriguez Lopez Productions
Original title The Sentimental Engine Slayer
Directors Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Writers Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Cast

Tatiana Velazquez

as Natalia

Nomar Rizo

as Oscar

Kim Stodel

as Zack

Becky Vigil

as Mesa Inn Prostitute