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Choking Man

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Choking Man

Apr 1, 2006

1h 25m

★ 5.5

From one of the most influential music video directors of all time, comes an extraordinary new film

Overview

The social anxiety of a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher working in a Queens diner provides the psychological engine that powers this blend of drama and magical realism.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Cast

Octavio Gómez Berríos

Jorge

Octavio Gómez Berríos

Eugenia Yuan

Amy

Eugenia Yuan

Aaron Paul

Jerry

Aaron Paul

Mandy Patinkin

Rick

Mandy Patinkin

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Terri

Kate Buddeke

Mando Alvarado

Chef

Mando Alvarado

Philippe Brenninkmeyer

Germanic Man

Philippe Brenninkmeyer

No Image

Chef

Al Roffe

Irma St. Paule

Female Diner's Mother

Irma St. Paule

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