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I'm Still Here is a american film of genre Drama directed by Casey Affleck released in USA on 10 september 2010 with Joaquin Phoenix

I'm Still Here (2010)

I'm Still Here - The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix

I'm Still Here
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Released in USA 10 september 2010
Length 1h48
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Documentary,    Musical
Rating61% 3.098443.098443.098443.098443.09844

I'm Still Here is a 2010 American mockumentary comedy-drama film directed by Casey Affleck, and written by Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix. The film purports to follow the life of Phoenix, from the announcement of his retirement from acting, through his transition into a career as a hip hop artist. Filming officially began on January 16, 2009 at a Las Vegas nightclub. Throughout the filming period, Phoenix remained in character for public appearances, giving many the impression that he was genuinely pursuing a new career.

The film premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2010. It had a limited release in the United States on September 10, 2010 before being expanded to a wide release a week later on September 17. Although widely suspected to be a "mockumentary", the fact that the events of the film had been deliberately staged was not disclosed until after the film had been released.

Synopsis

In 2008 while rehearsing for a charity event, actor Joaquin Phoenix, with Casey Affleck's camera watching, tells people he's quitting to pursue a career in rap music. Over the next year, we watch the actor write, rehearse, and perform to an audience. He importunes Sean Combs in hopes he'll produce the record. We see the actor in his home: he parties, smokes, bawls out his two-man entourage, talks philosophy with Affleck, and comments on celebrity. I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the documentary follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

Actors

Joaquin Phoenix

(Joaquin Phoenix)Sean Combs

(Sean Combs)Casey Affleck

(Casey Affleck)Ben Stiller

(Ben Stiller)Eddie Rouse

(Miami Heckler)
And :
Mos Def
Edward James Olmos
Billy Crystal
Jack Nicholson
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