The Second Coming

"Based on The Poem by W.B. Yeats."

2015 1h 25m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A man picks himself up off a barren landscape and begins to walk. An electronic soundtrack pulsates ominously. Unable to get a lift while hitchhiking, the man turns to the sky to bellow the eternal existential question, “What do you want me to do?” He answers himself by conducting 'Magic Ceremony 777' in front of a small and blackened winged-demon all the while invoking the second coming...

“Based on The Poem by W.B. Yeats.”

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Cast

Michael Tierney
Michael Robartes
Gene Gregorits
Boyd Rice
Jerome Alexandre
William Margold
Nina Antonia
Kristen Condon
Pete Doherty

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Wolstencroft
Writers: Richard Wolstencroft
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Michael Tierney and Gene Gregorits and Boyd Rice carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on The Poem by W.B. Yeats.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2678700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Wolstencroft directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Michael Tierney and Gene Gregorits and Boyd Rice carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Based on The Poem by W.B. Yeats.".
6IMDB entry: tt2678700 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): MA15+
IMDB: The Second Coming (2015)

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What people are saying

Simon Foster2015-11-25
★ 7/10
"Whether you find it an incoherent, self-indulgent mess (as it occasionally seems) or an auteur’s bold, deeply personal interpretation of the classic art that inspires him (which it certainly is), there is no denying that Wolstencroft has crafted a vast, ambitious, truly independent piece of free-spirited cinema..." Full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2015/11/19/the-second-coming-volume-1.html