Hong Kong outfit Cappu Films has picked up international sales, it was unveiled at the Tokyo International Film Festival‘s TIFFCOM market.
Francesco Lucente writes and directs. Mazzello, whose credits also take in “The Pacific,” plays Tom, a filmmaker down on his luck who pays the bills scrubbing toilets and can’t stop reworking the one script he has. A friend steers him toward “Böse,” a lost silent picture from 1931, and Tom’s hunt for an artistic breakthrough pulls him toward a dark secret.
“‘A Grim Life’ is a deeply personal project for me, one that explores the darker side of ambition, obsession, and the sacrifices we make in pursuit of our dreams,” Lucente said. “The Cecil Hotel provides an extraordinary and haunting backdrop for a story where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural begin to disappear.”
