Beau Is Afraid (2023)
04/14/2023 (US) • 2h 59m
From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
Overview
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
Top Billed Cast
Beau Wassermann
Mona Wassermann
Grace
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Elaine Bray
Young Mona
Teen Beau
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$12,337,378.00
Keywords
suicide
nightmare
funeral
therapist
paranoia
orgasm
trauma
dark comedy
satire
surrealism
childhood trauma
crude humor
grief
fear
overbearing mother
maniac
birth
attic
death of mother
entrepreneur
existentialism
oedipus complex
anxiety disorder
absurdist
unwarranted guilt
complex
mother son relationship
kafkaesque
simulated sex
munchausen syndrome by proxy
based on short film
anxiety
odyssey
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