Film · 2013

Munchausen

17 min · Directed by Ari Aster

6.771
ratings

A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.

Cast

Liam Aiken

Son

Bonnie Bedelia

Mother

Rachel Brosnahan

Girl

Richard Riehle

Doctor

David Purdham

Father

S

Seth Owens

Math Teacher

M

Miles Cooper

Pompous Guy

J

John Wilhovsky

Father of Girl

A

Andrea Leithe

Mother of Girl

M

Malcolm Bacani

Photographer

T

Tyler Lueck

Student Throwing Football at Camera

D

Dylan Bell

Student Throwing Football

Crew

Director: Ari Aster
Producer: Javier González-Rubio, Bobbi Lurie, Michael Aster, Enrique de Leon, Janusz Pogorzelski, Bernard Lurie, Alejandro de Leon
Writer: Ari Aster
Editor: Arndt-Wulf Peemöller
Cinematography: Pawel Pogorzelski
Production Design: Bonnie Bacevich
Art Direction: Emma Toll, Maya Levy
Composer: Daniel Walter
Costume: Dakota Keller
Visual Effects: Catherine Tate
Stunts: Surawit Sae Kang

Details

Studios: Invicta Films, Fondo de Promocion al Cine de Nuevo Leon (Promocine), Faux Beef
Countries: Mexico, United States of America
Languages: No Language
Release: September 19, 2013

Themes

motherdysfunctional familyfamilymother son relationshipmunchausen syndrome by proxyshort filmoff to college

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