The Sentimental Engine Slayer
Released: April 22, 2010Runtime: 97 min
Barlam (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) struggles to find himself as he bags groceries, has a semi-incestuous relationship with his sister and attempts to understand his parents' long-ago divorce. Events spiral out of control when he becomes obsessed with a boy who looks like him. Rodriguez-Lopez, a songwriter/guitarist for rock band The Mars Volta, writes and directs this drama that had its North American premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Omar Rodriguez Lopez
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Tatiana Velazquez
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Nomar Rizo
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Kim Stodel
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Rikardo Rodriguez Lopez
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Angel Marcelo Rodriguez Chevrez
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Marcel Rodriguez Lopez
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Becky Vigil
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Astrid Magallon
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Daniel De La Mar
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