Drawing Restraint 9

A 70s art-rock odyssey meets eco-fable about a whaling ship seduced by synthetic whale wax. Two strangers turn cargo holds into sculptural confessionals under the crew’s blank stare. A single low-key stand-up comedian holds the slack.

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Matthew Barney directed Drawing Restraint 9 in 2006. See Matthew Barney's full filmography, where to start with Matthew Barney, or where to go after you've seen everything by Matthew Barney.

Drawing Restraint 9 was released in 2006 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 135 minutes.