Bench at the Edge

Summary Bench At The Edge is a surrealistic black comedy that celebrates the gift of life through the loss of life. Held to his comatose body in a hospital bed by a long life support tube, Man One continues to live out a twenty five-year life support existence at the edge of an abyss. Over the years he has seen many a man and woman fling themselves into eternity. The "bullets" that make quick decisions and jump particularly fascinate him. Now Man Two appears as a distraught husband over the infidelity of his wife. They begin an encounter riddled with humor and empathy for the human condition and the pros and cons of life and death. As the ticking bomb pressure builds, other "bullets" interrupt the challenge Man One has encountered with Man Two's thorough "contemplation." As the edge looms closer and closer, a fight over cutting the life line to Man One thrusts the audience into a hard look at their own sense of life's challenge and the question of its value. View more details

Bench at the Edge

Directed : Kent Bateman

Written : Kent Bateman Luigi Jannuzzi

Stars : Cory Dangerfield Christopher Frainza Davyd Daniels Elaine Eaton

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Jan 20, 1998

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Production companies : Bateman Company Productions

Summary Bench At The Edge is a surrealistic black comedy that celebrates the gift of life through the loss of life. Held to his comatose body in a hospital bed by a long life support tube, Man One continues to live out a twenty five-year life support existence at the edge of an abyss. Over the years he has seen many a man and woman fling themselves into eternity. The "bullets" that make quick decisions and jump particularly fascinate him. Now Man Two appears as a distraught husband over the infidelity of his wife. They begin an encounter riddled with humor and empathy for the human condition and the pros and cons of life and death. As the ticking bomb pressure builds, other "bullets" interrupt the challenge Man One has encountered with Man Two's thorough "contemplation." As the edge looms closer and closer, a fight over cutting the life line to Man One thrusts the audience into a hard look at their own sense of life's challenge and the question of its value. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Jan 20, 1998

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

Production companies : Bateman Company Productions

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Zhu Xiang Dong (Hou Ren Choo) owns a bakery and leads a life of material comfort. He is married to Yu Fang (Yun Xiang) for years but they remain childless. Yu Fang knows that her husband is a womanizer but she condones his philandering ways. One day, she finds out that Xiang Dong has impregnated one of his staff. Yu Fang wants the child to have a complete family and decides to file for divorce. She later falls for Xiang Dong's cousin Wang Da Li (Yuqing Wang). Hong Cai Yun (Huifang Hong) leads a happy life with her loving husband. However, good times do not last and her husband suddenly passes away in his sleep. This comes as a huge emotional blow to Cai Yun as her pillar of support vanishes overnight. Liu Fu Gui (Richard Low) is a gambler who has no goals in life. However, all that changes when he reunites with his daughter. Chen Ya Lai (Shucheng Chen) works as a security guard at the condominium where Xiang Dong resides. Ya Lai pulls a tight rein over the lives of his children. As time passes by, he drifts apart from his children and has no one to talk to. Jin Hui Xi (Yinji Jin) is a cheerful woman who teaches Korean dance at the community centre. However, beneath Hui Xi's cheerful demeanor lies a hidden grief. Her son, Guan Qi Ming (San Yow), treads on the wrong path and is imprisoned for committing various crimes. Seeing how her beloved son ruins his own life, Hui Xi hopes that he will mend his ways. The seniors know that they are no longer young and hope to spend their remaining days meaningfully. In the end, they decide to go for a diving trip to escape from harsh realities of life and also to challenge their limits.

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