Chained for Life (2019)

★ 6.3 1h 31m IMDb
Drama
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A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut.

Chained for Life

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Cast

Jess Weixler
Jess Weixler as Mabel Age 45 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA Jessica "Jess" Weixler (born June 8, 1981) is an American actress, best known to date as the lead in the comedy-horror film Teeth and the comedy The Big Bad Swim. She graduated in 1999 from Atherton H...
Adam Pearson
Adam Pearson as Rosenthal Age 41 · London, England, UK Adam Pearson (born 6 January 1985) is a British actor, presenter and campaigner. He is known for his roles in “Under the Skin” (2013) and “A Different Man” (2024). He has neurofibromatosis and has bee...
Charlie Korsmo
Charlie Korsmo as Herr Director Age 48 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Randolph "Charlie" Korsmo (born July 20, 1978) is an American former child actor turned lawyer and political activist. Korsmo was born in Fargo, North...
Sari Lennick
Sari Lennick as Sarah Age 50 · Miami, Florida, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sari Wagner Lennick is an American actress. She is one of the stars of the Coen brothers 2009 film A Serious Man. Her previous work has been in theatre.
Stephen Plunkett
Stephen Plunkett as Max Age 44 · Jacksonville, Texas, USA Stephen Plunkett was born on September 1, 1981 in Jacksonville, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for The Mend (2014), Chained for Life (2018) and Fosse/Verdon (2019)..
Joaquina Kalukango
Joaquina Kalukango as Michelle Age 36 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA Joaquina Kalukango is an American actor and singer best known for playing Nelly O'Brien in the Broadway musical Paradise Square, for which she won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Sh...
Director Aaron Schimberg
Cast Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Charlie Korsmo, Sari Lennick, Stephen Plunkett, Joaquina Kalukango, Sammy Mena, Frank Mosley, Eleanore Pienta, Joanna Arnow

Audience Reviews

SWITCH. 6/10 Oct 10, 2019
An amusing, cunningly structured meta-commentary on filmmaking and cinematic conceptions of beauty, ‘Chained for Life’ is also an inside joke with a generosity of heart and humour that makes it accessible to anyone who would take an interest.
- Jake Watt

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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-chained-for-life-the-aesthetics-of-acting

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