The Sentimental Engine Slayer (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.

Released

2010-04-22

Genres

Drama

Runtime

97 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Omar Rodríguez-López

TMDB rating

4.8/10 from 8 votes