HESHER

Year: 2010
USA: Wreckin Hill Entertainment
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman, Piper Laurie, John Carroll Lynch, Brendan Hill, Paul Bates, Biff Yaeger, Frank Collison, Monica Staggs, Audrey Wasilewski, Lyle Kanouse
Director: Spencer Susser
Country: USA
USA: 105 mins
USA Rated: R for disturbing violent behavior, sexual content including graphic dialogue, pervasive language, and drug content - some in the presence of a child
USA Release Date: 13 May 2011 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

Loud music. Pornography. Burning sh*t to the ground. These are a few of Hesher's favorite things. And they are what Hesher (Joseph Gordon Levitt) brings to the lives of TJ (Devin Brochu), Paul (Rainn Wilson), and Nicole (Natalie Portman) when he takes up residence in TJ's garage uninvited.

Like a force of nature, Hesher's anarchy shakes each one of them out of their rut and teaches them to embrace life once more.

Told through the eyes of TJ, HESHER is a dark fairytale about an eccentric unhinged drifter who appears out of nowhere to help a struggling family deal with loss in the most unconventional of ways. TJ is simply going through the motions of his daily life, quietly grieving each day, until Hesher arrives and doesn’t stop for anything in his path.