# Factotum (2005)

> A hard-drinking drifter rejects respectable employment while chasing the freedom to write, love, gamble, and self-destruct on his own terms.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5552

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Bent Hamer
- Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Thomas Lyons
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417658/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: sardonic, melancholic, deadpan, late night viewing, literary film night

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