Jane Lanier

Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner John Travolta ("Be Cool," "Ladder 49"), a hard-living, promiscuous angel living on Earth who drinks, smokes and smells like cookies, is investigated by two tabloid journalists who eventually learn from him the true meaning of love. From Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Nora Ephron ("Bewitched," "Sleepless in Seattle"), with an all-star supporting cast, including Golden Globe-nominee Andie MacDowell ("Beauty Shop," "Four Weddings and a Funeral"), Academy Award-winner and Golden Globe-nominee William Hurt ("Syriana," "The Village""), Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Jean Stapleton ("You've Got Mail," TV's "All in the Family"), Academy Award nominee-Teri Garr ("Dumb & Dumber," "Mr. Mom"), Emmy-nominee Robert Pastorelli ("Be Cool," "Bait"), and Academy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Bob Hoskins ("Unleashed," "Maid in Manhattan").

Michael seems like an ordinary -- even boring -- middle-aged guy. But after work, he returns home and unlocks the basement cell where he keeps 10-year-old Wolfgang. This harrowing drama chronicles five months of Wolfgang's captivity.

John Travolta plays a hard-living, promiscuous angel living on Earth who is investigated by two tabloid journalists who eventually learn from him the true meaning of love.

John Travolta plays a hard-living, promiscuous angel living on Earth who is investigated by two tabloid journalists who eventually learn from him the true meaning of love.

Michael (Michael Fuith), a seemingly meek insurance agent, has a secret: he's holding 10-year-old Wolfgang (David Rauchenberger) captive in a locked room in his basement. Chronicling a five-month period, director Markus Schleinzer reveals a tense portrait of how seemingly mundane lives can hide the darkest secrets. MICHAEL is a masterfully executed study of a monster with rich cinematic detail and unnerving insight.

John Travolta, a hard-living, promiscuous angel living on Earth who drinks, smokes and smells like cookies, is investigated by two tabloid journalists who eventually learn from him the true meaning of love. Nora Ephron, with an all-star supporting cast, including Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Jean Stapleton, Teri Garr, Robert Pastorelli, and Bob Hoskins.