Clementine

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Death is weird. The inevitable can be terrifying. What happens after the heart rate monitor flat lines is a mystery no one can solve. All we can ask is when, how and why. I want to ask, what if? And give him a hat. Clementine lies somewhere between a western, a drama, and an abstract take on life, death and unconditional love. Augustus, a cowboy from the 1800's, is physically unable to die until he faces his mistakes and delusions head on, or should I say skull on. In the present day, he has to get from Point A to Point B with nothing but a map, a train ticket, a stolen car and a letter to the wife he mistakenly killed. Could love triumph over an unforgivable mistake? Could guilt take hold of the mind and shape it to haunt you? Does your life flash before your eyes in a life threatening moment? Or are you saying your goodbyes in your head? Does a clementine feel good when you crush it in the palm of your hand? Or does the juice seeping into the crevasses between your fingers remind you of the blood on your hands?