Asylum Seekers (2009)

Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.

Director:

Rania Ajami

Writers:

Rania Ajami (screenplay), Rania Ajami (story)

Stars:

Pepper Binkley, Bill Dawes, Judith Hawking

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Cast

Credited cast:
Pepper Binkley	...	Maud
Bill Dawes	...	Alan
Judith Hawking	...	Nurse Milly
Daniel Irizarry	...	Dr. Raby
Stella Maeve	...	Alice
Camille O'Sullivan	...	Miranda
Lee Wilkof	...	Paul
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Remy Auberjonois	...	Dinner Host
John Auer	...	Patient
Liza Binkley	...	Female Worker #1
Shana Dowdeswell	...	Girlfriend
Karin Duseva	...	Miranda's Personal Assistant
Mercedes Herrero	...	Hostess #1
Edward James Hyland	...	Dr. Psycho #4
Ken Jennings	...	Minnie

Storyline

Work, family, relationships, deadlines, terrorism, information overload... When modern life is getting crazier and crazier, day by day, who wouldn't think about getting out? Leaving it all behind? Wouldn't that be the only sane response to this mad world? "Asylum Seekers" is about escapism, about feeling the pressure and deciding on a radical solution. Our six characters can't take their various stresses any more and are heading for the door marked EXIT. It leads to a deluxe, exclusive, luxuriously-appointed mental asylum, an adult funfair where they can let it all go and be waited on hand and foot for the rest of their carefree lives. Or so it seems... The first twist is that there are limited places. Only one free bed remains. The competition is on. And there are many other surprises lying in wait for the unwary, would-be-insane patient... The ride out of the world they know has only just begun!

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | alternate reality | f rated | surrealism | eccentricity | 

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Taglines:

Crazy is the new sane.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Шестеро из дурдома

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cipher Productions,Crowned Heart Pictures,Kinetic Arts

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Maud: You may dress like a gentleman, but that's where the similarity ends.
Dr. Raby: A thousand promiscuities, my lady.

User Reviews

Startling, sick & lovely

So many movies are the same and this one isn't, mixing wry humor, visual painting that combines an unpredictable story (refreshing, that) with some bizarre circumstances. See it, experience it, this is the stuff that scifi fantasy fans just wait and wait for, something new and unusual.

Adults need fantasy with wit and the bigger than life characters in the film are fraught with humor and totally twisted! Notable performances form the principles, hilarious and just so wrong, I bet Carlos Castaneda & Lewis Carroll would love this film.

I look forward to more of Ajami's directing!