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"The Lost Masterpiece"

2020 1h 12m EN

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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When Doug - a hapless employee at a VR startup - is forced to work the night shift, he becomes fast friends with a squatting vagrant named Stick. Increasingly belittled by his domineering wife, Vera, and the company's reckless owner, Vikas, Doug falls under Stick's charming spell over the course of several delirious nights. As the two of them bond over the nature of reality, virtual and otherwise, Stick begins empowering Doug to take back control of his life...but to what end?

“The Lost Masterpiece”

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Cast

Keith Poulson
Doug
Dasha Nekrasova
Vera
Andy Faulkner
Stick
Vishwam Velandy
Vikas Raja
Dee Hamid
The VC
Vera Kudryavtseva
Leather Jacket
Alison Peery
The Racer
Stephen Gurewitz
Backpack Bum

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eugene Kotlyarenko
Writers: Eugene Kotlyarenko
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko, shot by Sean Price Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Ferraro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tucker Bennett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Keith Poulson and Dasha Nekrasova and Andy Faulkner carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eugene Kotlyarenko directs. Sean Price Williams behind the camera. James Ferraro scores. Tucker Bennett cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko, shot by Sean Price Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by James Ferraro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tucker Bennett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Keith Poulson and Dasha Nekrasova and Andy Faulkner carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Lost Masterpiece".
10IMDB entry: tt9033598 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.