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It seems like a dream combination. One of America’s most distinct and surreal film directors, David Lynch, paired up with Germany’s eccentric film and documentary maker, Werner Herzog. While both very different, both are acclaimed directors who make dreamy and intense art-house films and work on the fringes of the film industry. And now Lynch has produced Herzog’s latest film, My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

The trailer really only sells iteslf on the names, not just be director and producer, but also the cast. William Dafoe plays the detective investigating the case of a deranged man (played by Michael Shannon who received an Oscar nom this year for Revolutionary Road) who becomes a murderer. Brad Dourif, Chloe Sevigny, and Grace Zabriskie provide the support. But while the plot intitially seems like another dull cop drama, the Lynchian music (literally, as he composed and performed the song) and the presence of some rather bizarre imagery (dwarves, seances?) suggest that the film is interested in exploring the mind of a madman.

The film will premiere in the Toronto Film Festival next month and will probably be released sometime next year.

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