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Sasquatch Sunset

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Directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner
Produced by Jesse Eisenberg, Lars Knudsen, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, George Rush, Tyler Campellone, and David Harrari
Written by David Zellner
With: Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner
Cinematography: Mike Gioulakis
Editing: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, and Daniel Tarr
Music: The Octopus Project
Runtime: 89 min
Release Date: 19 April 2024
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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If the 1981 Ringo Starr vehicle Caveman were directed by David Attenborough rather than Carl Gottlieb, it would look a lot like Sasquatch Sunset. The latest from the Austin-based directing duo, the Zellner Brothers, follows a year in the life of a family of BigFoots. The narrative is basically Quest For Fire crossed with Sometimes a Great Notion by way of The Star Wars Holiday Special. I'm not sure it fully earns its 90-minute runtime, but stars Jessie Eisenberg, Riley Keoho, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and co-director Nathan Zellner take their performances seriously, which are approached with equal parts authenticity and absurdism.