AnesthesiaAnesthesia
(2016)
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Anesthesia

Beloved teacher's life unravels in the week leading up to a shocking crime.

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A movie that brings up interesting questions, such as our most intimate anxieties, and with strong performances.

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A snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man's life just before it changes forever. While on his way home one evening, Walter Zarrow, a popular Columbia University philosophy professor, is violently attacked on the street. Flash back one week, as actor-director Tim Blake Nelson traces the domino effect of events that led up to this seemingly senseless assault.

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