Manodrome
Manodrome | John Trengove | GB/US 2023 | 95 Min
| DCP
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Ralphie feels powerless, spent, desperate. His rage about everything and everyone makes him a ticking time bomb, until his buddy Jason tells him about a group that helps “guys like us.” In the Manodrome, leader Dan separates the “fathers” from the “sons.” They are to support, help and heal each other, and under no circumstances let the “gynosphere” seep in. South African director John Trengove conceived this sinister psycho-thriller as a complex character study of Jesse Eisenberg’s quasi-incel who is driven to the edge by his charismatic ersatz-father Adrien Brody. Provocative! (mk)
John Trengove
Trengrove, John has a career that spans theater, television, documentary, commercials and experimental video and never shies away from dealing with provocative topics. The South African, who studied at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York, is the director of the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an International Emmy. His short The Goat was shown at the 2014 Berlinale while The Wound, his debut feature, premiered at Sundance in 2017. He was back in Berlin this year for the world premiere of his second feature, the psychological thriller Manodrome.
Trengrove, John has a career that spans theater, television, documentary, commercials and experimental video and never shies away from dealing with provocative topics. The South African, who studied at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York, is the director of the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an International Emmy. His short The Goat was shown at the 2014 Berlinale while The Wound, his debut feature, premiered at Sundance in 2017. He was back in Berlin this year for the world premiere of his second feature, the psychological thriller Manodrome.
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