The new film from Gus Van Sant.
After nearly dying in a car accident,
the last thing Oregon slacker John Callahan
(Joaquin Phoenix)
intends to
do is give up alcohol. Encouraged by his girlfriend
(Rooney Mara)
and a
charismatic sponsor
(Jonah Hill),
Callahan reluctantly enters a
treatment program and discovers that he has a knack for drawing. The
budding artist soon finds himself with a new lease on life when his edgy
and irreverent newspaper cartoons gain a national and devoted
following.