Painkiller (2023)
Année de sortie: 2023
Nation: Australia
Alternative Title: N/A
Réalisateur: Nick Petkov
Writer: Nick Petkov
Production & Genre
Mots-clés
Mots-clés: sexuality, depression, human relationship, hedonism, toxic masculinity
Histoire
Steven Sullivan, a lonely office worker in an Australian metropolis longs to escape his feelings of self-loathing. Forcing himself into a life of hedonism, degeneracy and high-risk situations with complete disregard for self-preservation.
Résumé
The Australian film Painkiller (2022) centers on Thomas, an office worker caught in a routine of self-loathing and a monotonous life [1]. To escape his internal unhappiness, he adopts a hazardous and damaging lifestyle, pushing his physical and psychological boundaries to experience something beyond his dull existence. The movie examines themes of isolation and the extremes people will reach to get away from their thoughts.