Two actors compete for the same part in this clever interaction with the audience and societal prejudices.
Edward has acting ambitions but suffers from neurofibromatosis, a condition which has left his face covered in tumours. Experimental treatment changes his life, and Edward starts over with a sleek new face. When his neighbour writes a play about him, he auditions. But he didn’t count on a competitor.
In his latest film, American director Aaron Schimberg again enlists actor Adam Pearson, who also starred in his previous film Chained for Life (2018). But without the audience noticing at first, Schimberg conjures up a second protagonist. The game of changing identities he plays is too ingenious and fascinating to reveal anything more. Schimberg is supported by an excellent cast, which includes Pearson at his most vulnerable and proud, as well Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) as his chipper neighbour and Sebastian Stan, who impressed us earlier this year as Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice.
