Dark Horse (2011 film)


Dark Horse is a comedydrama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. It was released June 8, 2012.

At several points in the film Marie his secretary who says she had twin children who would have been Abes age but died turns up in unexpected places and talks with him, often to discourage him from pursuing a relationship with Miranda or to take him away. The places include the car park outside the bar where he has just hit Mahmoud, his bedroom when he looks up hepatitis and on a street corner after an argument he has with his mother and brother in his car.While Miranda has forgotten about their date Abe gives a speech about how he is a dark horse and proposes marriage. She refuses but a few days later, out of desperation and after having talked to her ex, Mahmoud, she changes her mind, saying that she wants to want to marry Abe. During the course of events, Miranda says she has hepatitis B, and may have already put Abe at risk for catching it since he used her toothbrush. He meets Miranda and Mahmoud who is on friendly terms with her at a bar and soon suspects that Mahmoud is the one who gave Miranda hepatitis. He beats up Mahmoud, breaking his jaw. Abe thinks he has driven away Miranda by this but she calls him and continues the relationship. Abe is fired by his father and is to be replaced by his successful doctor brother Richard. His mother tells him she knew about it and that they had long ago decided Abe was a failure. ........

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