The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
We follow Otto Baxter, a 35-year-old man with Down Syndrome, over six years, as he writes and directs a foul-mouthed, autobiographical comedy-horror-musical set in Victorian London. Otto, who has always struggled to explain how he feels, uses his film The Puppet Asylum to explore his birth, adoption and his epic battle with ‘The Master’ – an evil magician hell-bent on controlling his life. During the filmmaking process Otto’s birth mother dies and he finds himself confronting life in the real world, including his future. Otto’s filmmaker friends Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard help him to bring his vision to life, but also learn more about his unique perspective on the world and how they can play a role in his future.
Ratings
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BeardDirector
- Bruce FletcherDirector
Cast
- Otto BaxterSelf
- Peter BeardSelf
- Bruce FletcherSelf
- Lucy BaxterSelf
- Paul KayeSelf
- MyAnna BuringSelf
- Lorenzo LevriniSelf
- Daisy AllsopSelf
- Rebecca CallardSelf
- Ruben ReuterSelf
- Kiran ShahSelf
- Ellie RawnsleySelf