Plot
On the spur of the moment, twenty-eight year old Manhattan self-made multi-billionaire Eric Packer decides he wants to get a haircut from his regular and longtime barber across town, a difficult journey today if only because of the traffic gridlock from three high profile but vastly different events taking place in the borough, including a wandering anarchist protest, they who largely use dead rats as their symbol of protest. Through his trek, Eric, most taking place in his stretch limousine, meets with several business associates - some with as esoteric job titles as Head of Theory - and personal acquaintances, including his several week bride, Elise, a wealthy woman in her own right with who he still has a somewhat distant relationship if only because they don't really know each other. The start of Eric's day ends much differently than the end as his personal fortune largely hinges on external forces in relation to a speculative currency transaction, and as he learns that someone is trying to kill him, who and for what reason he does not know.
Written by
David Cronenberg, Don DeLillo
Directed by
David Cronenberg
Crew
Production Countries
Canada, France, Italy, Portugal
Production Companies
Jouror Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Téléfilm Canada, Prospero Pictures, Alfama Films, Leopardo Filmes, Talandracas, Canal+, RTP, Kinologic Films, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), The Harold Greenberg Fund, France Télévisions, RAI
Languages
English
Awards
3 wins & 14 nominations