Classmates Minus Yify [DIRECT]
A struggling filmmaker who unexpectedly becomes a puppet candidate for a corrupt congressman. He serves as a semi-autobiographical avatar for the director.
The film follows four men in their 40s who frequently gather at a tea shop to play cards and smoke, their lives mostly defined by "unfulfilled dreams and middle-age ennui": Classmates Minus YIFY
The film uses absurdist humor to mask deep-seated sadness and despair. It explores the "muck of midlife," where characters realize that the quest for meaning might be a "cruel trick played by existence". A struggling filmmaker who unexpectedly becomes a puppet