Completed - ENGLISH - Thriller, Science-fiction - 82 minutes
Born with a rare condition that leaves him alienated and unable to feel physical pain, Henry Long becomes obsessed with finding a cure. A need for normalcy leads him down a dark path where he must decide if finding a cure is worth paying the ultimate price.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Jordan HOROWITZ Writer(s) : Jordan HOROWITZ Cast : Joey KLEIN, Evalena MARIE, Kip GILMAN, Pascal YEN-PFISTER Producer(s) : Jordan HOROWITZ (Blue Bus Productions), Anthony AMBROSINO (Ambrosino/Delmenico), Nicholas DELMENICO (Ambrosino/Delmenico)
Henry Long (Joey Kelin, "The Vow", "American Gangster") was born with a rare condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain. Life for him is a daily struggle, never knowing when he might become seriously injured without realizing it, or worse, die from an internal injury he never knew existed. He lives in a constant state of fear and is completely alienated from those around him who cannot relate to his daily struggles, including the woman he desperately wants to be with.Barricading himself in a world of science, Henry has dedicated his life to finding a cure so that he can one day know what it’s like to feel ‘normal.’ When he discovers a promising drug that he is unable to obtain on his own, he gets involved with a dangerous scientist with a dark past and his own secret agenda. Henry must decide if his need for normalcy is worth paying the ultimate price before it’s too late.Based on actual medical science, Painless is a compelling look at the dark side of life with a rare condition and the challenges both symptomatic and social that people with these conditions face.
Country(ies) : USA
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