Candiland Page #3

Synopsis: Peter, a failed tennis star, is struggling to rebuild his life after a car accident forces the end of his career. Angry at the world's consumerist values and his controlling father, Arnie, whom he blames for being absent during his mother's dying days, Peter is desperately searching for a moment's peace. In an attempt at normality, he heads to a bar for a night out, where he encounters recently divorced and grieving Tess, abandoned and lonely. Finding solace in each other's brokenness, they withdraw to Peter's apartment and begin a sensual love affair. Days of bliss pass by, and when Tess reluctantly tries to leave to deal with the aftermath of her divorce, Peter proposes an idea: isolate themselves in his apartment to create their own reality - CANDiLAND. Now cut off from the world, the tormented lovers embark on a dogmatic quest for a higher existence. But their possessive love descends into a surreal savagery as Arnie attempts to reconnect with his son and put an end to CANDiLAND.
Director(s): Rusty Nixon
  6 wins.
 
IMDB:
4.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2016
85 min
44 Views


- Hold it!

I'm not just his father,

I'm his everything.

- Wow.

- - Yes wow.

- So you smothered the poor

boy, and now you're gonna

fix everything by smothering him

again?

- Queen Tessa...

I wanna live here with you

in Candiland forever.

- What I'm telling you is-

- you just want to be in

control.

- Is that you, Arnie?

- - Yes.

- Well...

You don't always have to be the

leader.

- And so we are one.

- Maybe you should try

following.

- Yes ma'am.

- I love you, Peter.

Good morning, honey lover.

- Did I notice any strange

smells?

You know I live right next

to the garbage chute, right?

And I work at a chemical plant.

And my girlfriend's an escort.

So I'm kinda, like,

used to weird smells.

- Okay, well did you

notice anything unusual

from the guy living in 619?

- Nah, he seemed like a

pretty cool dude actually.

- Peter, can you hear me?

- I'm worried about my knee.

- Well, there are surgical

procedures that we can do, but

nothing is 100%.

We can help you get your

quality of life back though.

- Will any of these things

result in me

playing tennis again?

- No.

No.

I know you don't want to believe

this, but

you're a lucky man.

- But tennis is all I have.

- Cold.

Well you're gonna have to

start looking at the world

a little bit differently, Peter.

You look around,

you'll find something worth

living for.

- And that's it?

- Yes, you hear me Peter?

- There's nothing else you can

do for me?

- There is one thing, doctor.

- Yes, yes there is one thing.

One thing that will solve

all of your problems,

get you back on the court by

Monday.

- Really, what is it?

Please tell me, I'll try

anything.

- It's the fresh scent of

bright beam laundry detergent.

Oh, nothing leaves a softer-

&k bright beam &k

- bright beam laundry detergent.

Nothing gets your clothes...

- Peter?

What's going on?

- Nothing.

The television broke.

It's nothing.

And who needs it.

Who needs time?

Force me into some pointless

routine.

I'm not a slave to schedule

anymore!

- Hey!

Hey, what the f*** man?

Hey, you can't leave your

f***ing shitty TV here, man.

What the f***?

Hey!

I'm calling the manager, f***

face.

Hey man, come on.

- Someone will take the set

away.

It's not that big a deal.

- Let's just have a little

conversation about you

and where you place your

TV man, that's it man.

Just me and you and my fist in

your face.

- Guy's probably got a

list of sins a mile long

but he's Mr. Consumatic!

Screaming like a jackass

at another human being!

- You got some serious f***ing

issues.

You know what?

I'm gonna keep this f***ing

clock.

This is f***ing mine.

- I don't want to go out there.

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