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''Asylum Seekers'' is an American film written and directed by Rania Ajami. The film stars Pepper Binkley and Daniel Irizarry as two of the six social outcast protagonists who attempt to get themselves committed to an insane asylum in order to spice up their lives. Bill Dawes, Judith Hawking, Stella Maeve, Camille O'Sullivan and Lee Wilkof also star. In its spring 2008 issue, the independent film magazine ''Filmmaker'' reported that ''Asylum Seekers'' was one of the first independent feature films to be completed on the Red Digital Cinema Camera Company's Red One camera.〔Quezada-Dardon, Roberto.(Tapeless ), ''Filmmaker'', Spring 2008. Accessed September 1, 2009.〕 The film premiered at the 2009 European Film Market (Berlin International Film Festival)〔(European Film Market Listings Berlin Film Festival 2009 ), ''Variety'', March 9, 2009. Accessed September 3, 2009.〕 and made its North American debut at the 2009 CineVegas International Film Festival.〔(A Total Artwork: "Asylum Seekers" Director Rania Ajami ), indieWire, June 11, 2009. Accessed September 1, 2009.〕〔(CineVegas 2009: Asylum Seekers ), CineVegas.com. Accessed September 2, 2009.〕 The rights to global distribution sales for ''Asylum Seekers'' were obtained by Shoreline Entertainment〔Kay, Jeremy.(Shoreline acquires worldwide rights to Asylum Seekers ), ''Screen International'', August 5, 2008. Accessed September 1, 2009. 〕〔(25 New Faces Update # 2 ), ''Filmmaker'', Summer 2008. Accessed September 1, 2009.〕 and the film was released in North America on DVD/VOD by Breaking Glass Pictures under their Vicious Circle Films label. ==Plot== Six introverted individuals, bored with their lives and trying to escape their daily routine, attempt to find a radical solution to their boredom by getting themselves admitted into a psychiatric hospital. Among these individuals are: Maud (Pepper Binkley), a bored trophy wife who feels trapped in a loveless marriage; Antoine (Daniel Irizarry), a sex-obsessed virgin; Alice (Stella Maeve), a woman whose only enjoyment comes from computers; Miranda (Camille O'Sullivan), a paranoid exhibitionist whose inhibitions make her dislike being the center of attention; Paul (Lee Wilkof), a fanatical right-wing conspiracy theorist; and Alan (Bill Dawes), an androgynous rapper. Upon arriving to the asylum, the six individuals are informed that there is only room for one person in the hospital. Nurse Milly (Judith Hawking) informs the individuals that they will now have to compete for the only remaining spot in the asylum. The nurse proceeds to administer tests and contests and whomever she deems to be the craziest and most insane will be declared the winner and will be committed into the institution. The competition and everything in the institution is always watched over and supervised by an unseen character known only as "The Beard". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asylum Seekers (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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