Choke (2008)
Release Year: 2008
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Asfixia, Choke - Der Simulant, Choke - No Sufoco, Fulladás, Lämbumine, Soffocare, Tikanma, Tvrd zalogaj, Udlaw sie, Zalknutí
Director: Clark Gregg
Writer: Clark Gregg
Production & Genre
Producer: N/A
Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Choke Film, Dune Entertainment III, Aramid Entertainment, Contrafilm, ATO Pictures
Budget: 3.000.000
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Keywords
Keywords: based on novel or book, restaurant, sex addiction, alzheimer's disease, strip club, friends, scam, hospital, choking
Story
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Summary
Victor Mancini, a colonial theme park worker grappling with sex addiction, has crafted an unconventional means to fund his mother's Alzheimer's care. He meticulously stages choking incidents in restaurants, exploiting the Good Samaritan syndrome of his rescuers to secure financial assistance and emotional support. However, Victor's scheme inadvertently dredges up repressed memories of his troubled childhood, as his mother's fading mental state begins to reveal truths long buried.
