Summaries

1999. A few days before Thanksgiving. After a disastrous bank robbery attempt in Los Angeles fails, Bruce McGray hits rock bottom. He longs to leave everything behind and start a new life. Maybe even in the place in South America so vividly described in an unknown woman's diary: An abandoned orange grove on the coast of Columbia. When he finds several disturbing photos in the book, for some reason they seem familiar to him and he senses he must somehow be connected to this mysterious young woman. Bruce has no idea that this book will bring his entire past into question. As federal authorities and the New York police close in, Bruce sets out on a desperate search to discover his true identity.—finnworks

Details

Keywords
  • photograph
  • book
  • diary
  • tape recorder
  • sketch
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Drama
Release date Nov 23, 2011
Countries of origin Austria
Official sites Official site
Language English German
Filming locations Aich im Jauntal, Carinthia, Austria
Production companies Adrialpe-Media Filmproduktions Finnworks

Box office

Gross worldwide $2897

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 45m
Color Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

1999. A few days before Thanksgiving.

After a disastrous bank robbery attempt in Los Angeles fails, Bruce McGray has hit rock bottom. Pursued by the FBI and badly injured, he escapes up north to Oregon and from there to New York. He longs to leave everything behind and start a new life. Maybe even in the place in South America so vividly described in a young womans diary: An abandoned orange grove on the coast of Columbia.

Bruce received the book in the mail just a few days ago from a woman named Maria. Ten years ago, they were in a tumultuous relationship with one another, which Bruce abruptly ended. Now, he wonders how Maria found him after all these years and why she would send him a perfect strangers diary.

The diary describes her stay at the extraordinary orange farm, 15 miles southwest of Cartagena and her difficult journey home to Alabama.

When he finds several disturbing photos in the book, they for some reason seem familiar to him, and he senses he must somehow be connected to this mysterious young woman.

Late that night as he reads the book, Bruce witnesses the brutal beating of Dana, the woman who lives upstairs at the hands of her jealous husband. His inability to help her overwhelm Bruce and provoke a rush of fragmented and somber memories long since buried. Bruce now fears that his connection to the book and the unknown woman go much deeper.

That night, he flees his apartment, never imagining that his path will cross Danas again.

When he finally reaches Maria the next evening, he discovers some very unsettling things about himself.As federal authorities and the New York police close in, Bruce sets out on a desperate search to discover his true identity.

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