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The Golden Boat

Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling the mysterious and often hilarious story of an aged street-person named Austin, a comically compulsive assassin, as he joins up with a young rock critic and philosophy student named Israel Williams. In the course of their adventures, Austin pursues his object of desire - a Mexican soap opera star - and along the way engages a host of TV characters and bit players, whose repartee range from gangsterish insults to the question of God's existence.

Top Cast

  • Michael Kirby

    Michael Kirby

    Austin

  • Federico Muchnik

    Federico Muchnik

    Israel Williams

  • Brett Alexander

    Brett Alexander

    Doc

  • Mary Hestand

    Mary Hestand

    Alina

  • Kathy Acker

    Kathy Acker

    Professor

  • Kate Valk

    Kate Valk

    Amelia Lopes

  • Jim Jarmusch

    Jim Jarmusch

    Stranger

  • Barbet Schroeder

    Barbet Schroeder

    Mean Passer-by

  • Annie Sprinkle

    Annie Sprinkle

    Waitress

Overview

Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling the mysterious and often hilarious story of an aged street-person named Austin, a comically compulsive assassin, as he joins up with a young rock critic and philosophy student named Israel Williams. In the course of their adventures, Austin pursues his object of desire - a Mexican soap opera star - and along the way engages a host of TV characters and bit players, whose repartee range from gangsterish insults to the question of God's existence.

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