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The Grief Tourist is a american film of genre Drama directed by Suri Krishnamma released in USA on 23 august 2013 with Michael Cudlitz

The Grief Tourist (2013)

The Grief Tourist
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Released in USA 23 august 2013
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating50% 2.505832.505832.505832.505832.50583

Dark Tourist (also The Grief Tourist) is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Suri Krishnamma, written by Frank John Hughes, and starring Michael Cudlitz, Melanie Griffith, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Cudlitz plays a bigoted security guard who engages in dark tourism. It premiered at Filmfest München on July 3, 2012, and Phase 4 Films released it theatrically on August 23, 2013.

Synopsis

Jim Tahna, a quiet and solitary man, explains in voice-over narration his hatred of society and his employers, though he enjoys his work as security guard, as it allows him long periods of solitude. On his vacation time, he engages in dark tourism, the visitation of murder sites. His current subject is Carl Marznap, a mass murderer and arsonist. He leaves Yonkers, New York, to visit Carl's home in California. His neighbor at the cheap motel in which he stays, Iris, turns out to be a prostitute. Nervous, Jim fumbles in conversation with her, then states in voice-over how much he hates prostitutes. At a local restaurant, he meets Betsy, a friendly waitress. Jim introduces himself to her as Carl and falsely claims that his sister has been diagnosed with cancer. Betsy and Jim draw closer over their difficult lives, and she invites him to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

Actors

Michael Cudlitz

(Jim)
Melanie Griffith

(Betsy)
Pruitt Taylor Vince

(Carl Marznap)
Brad Bufanda

(Manny)
Nayo Wallace

(Janita)
David Warshofsky

(Hotel Clerk (uncredited))
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