THE MISOGYNISTS
The Misogynists
Onur Tukel, 2020
Catalog No.: FTF-085
Length: 85 minutes
In a single, fully-stocked hotel room on the night of the 2016 general election, two Trump supporters celebrate the unexpected results, in the latest from indie provocateur Onur Tukel. As the night rages on, an ensemble of characters venture in and out of the room. Some match the two’s enthusiasm while others voice their terror at the prospect of the incoming President, but most struggle to find reasons to care less about the results causing the debauched celebration around them. Led by Dylan Baker’s gleefully deranged performance, Tukel’s tongue-in-cheek exploration of a divided America digs deep into the night’s mass existential crisis and uncovers some disquieting truths.
Written and Directed by Onur Tukel
Produced by Gigi Graff
Director of Photography: Zoë White
Starring: Dylan Baker, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ivana Milicevic, Lou Jay Taylor, Matt Walton, Christine Campbell, Nana Mensah, Rudy De La Cruz, Hemang Sharma, Cynthia Thomas, Darrill Rosen, Karl Jacob, Matt Hopkins
Festivals: Hamptons Film Festival, Bend Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Denver International Film Festival, American Film Festival (Poland), Lighthouse International Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Cucalorus Film Festival, San Francisco Indie Fest, Denver Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Indie Memphis, Tallahassee Film Festival, Charlotte Film Festival
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PRESS
"It's a tour-de-force for an actor who's more than willing to be loathsome and will be welcomed by both Baker's fans and those of writer/director/provocateur Onur Tukel."
-John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter
"Expresses the anxieties and political division of the Trump era...This is Neil LaBute’s In the Company of Men set amongst the backdrop of MAGA."
- John Fink, The Film Stage
"A hilarious send-up of a segment of Trump supporters."
-Harvey S. Karten, Big Apple Reviews
"Uniquely Penetrating. Savagely Unrelenting."
-Prairie Miller, WBAI Radio