The Living Wake

The Living Wake

91 mins | Comedy | June 6, 2007

A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.

The Living Wake

91 mins | Comedy | June 6, 2007

The Living Wake
A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers
Original title The Living Wake
Directors Sol Tryon
Writers Peter Kline, Mike O'Connell

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

as Mills

Mike O'Connell

as K. Roth Binew

Jim Gaffigan

as Lampert Binew

Ann Dowd

as Librarian

Eddie Pepitone

as Reginald

Jill Larson

as Alma Binew

Diane Kagan

as Marla

Caleb Wentworth

as Young K. Roth

Sam Goldfarb

as K. Roth's Doctor

Matthew Cowles

as Mossman