Factotum (2006) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	August 18, 2006 (Limited)
On DVD:	December 26, 2006
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Bent Hamer
Writer:	Bent Hamer, Jim Stark
Cast:	Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons
Studio:	IFC Films
Official site:	IconMovies.co.uk/Factotum
Running Time:	94 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for language and sexual content

Directed by Bent Hamer, and based on the 1975 novel by acclaimed author Charles Bukowski, Factotum (meaning "person of many jobs") is the story of a writer unburdened by societal convention, and his journey of self-discovery. This writer, the character of Henry Chinaski, is widely known to be Bukowski’s alter ego.

Henry Chinaski (Dillon) considers himself a writer, and on occasion writes. Mostly he quests for the booze and women that sidetrack and seduce,...

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Matt Dillon plays the loser of losers in Factotum, a drama that doesn't break any barriers but offers the actor a platform to do what he does best: play a scumbag.

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