The Mountain
2019 · 106 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama
1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour advocating for his increasingly controversial lobotomy procedure.
Directed by Rick Alverson · Written by Rick Alverson
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