A failed filmmaker returns to Memphis with the hope of jump starting his career but is thwarted by the insanity of the film crew, the selfish conniving of his racist new boss, and the psychotic war between two gangs of historically inaccurate presidential impersonators while trying to maintain his commitment to his family. Featuring Eric Tate (Craig Brewer’s The Poor and Hungry), Ron Gephart ( Ira Sachs’ The Delta), and narrated by Michael Horse (Twin Peaks).
O filme se passa durante a Guerra Civil norte-americana, que acabou com a vitória do Norte. Ao mesmo tempo em que se preocupava com o conflito, o o 16º presidente norte-americano, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), travava uma batalha ainda mais difícil em Washington. Ao lado de seus colegas de partido, ele tentava passar uma emenda à Constituição dos Estados Unidos que acabava com a escravidão.
A comedic slice of Indie Rock Apocalypse, Altamont Now is a biting satire of how the “alternative” youth culture of America lifts its rebellion from the past.
