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LES FRANKEN (Michael Rapaport) leads a painfully unremarkable life as a metermaid until he enrolls in a drug study for an experimental anti-depressant. An unexpected side effect of the drug convinces Les he is developing special powers and must quit his job to answer his new calling in life... Superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
In this drama, Michael Rapaport (THE WAR AT HOME) stars as Les Franken, a meter man who seeks professional help when his depression becomes too much to handle. But the experimental anti-depressant acts as more than just a mood booster; after taking the pill, Les thinks that he has super powers such as flying and telepathy. So Les decides to stop writing tickets and start saving the world. SPECIAL also stars Paul Blackthorne (THE DRESDEN FILES) and Josh Peck (THE WACKNESS).
Les is een eenzame meter-opnemer, met een lage dunk van zichzelf. Hij meldt zich aan voor de testfase van een nieuw medicijn, 'Special', dat zelftwijfel wegneemt. Helaas blijkt het medicijn een hele reeks bijwerkingen te veroorzaken, waaronder verscheidene superkrachten. Althans, Les is daarvan overtuigd.
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The Tribeca Film Festival announced today the films selected for the Spotlight, Cinemania, Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival and Special Screenings sections for their 10th edition, which takes place April 20 – May 1.Some of the highlights include Sundance favorites Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, The Guard starring Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson , and Higher Ground which is starred and directed by Vera Farmiga . There’s also Revenge of the Electric Car, the follow-up to Chris Paine‘s doc Who Killed the Electric Car?, and Tribeca regular Alex Gibney returns with Catching Hell. Chosen as the Gala film in the Tribeca/Espn section, it looks at the most hated man in Chicago: Cubs fan Steve Bartman.Complete titles are below.Spotlight· The Assault (L’assaut), directed by Julien Leclerq, written by Simon Moutairou and Julien Leclerq. (France) – International Premiere, Narrative. Christmas Eve, 1994. In war-torn Algiers, four men
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