The Fall (2006 film)
The Fall is a 2006 adventure fantasy film directed by Tarsem Singh, starring Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, and Justine Waddell. It is based on the screenplay of the 1981 Bulgarian film Yo Ho Ho by Valeri Petrov. The film was released to theaters in 2008 and earned 3.2 million worldwide.
The next morning, as Roy spins his tale of fantasy, Alexandrias imagination brings his characters to life. Roys tale is about five heroes a silent Indian warrior Jeetu Verma, a muscular exslave named Otta Benga Marcus Wesley, an Italian explosives expert called Luigi Robin Smith, Charles Darwin Leo Bill with a pet monkey called Wallace, and a masked swashbuckling bandit. An evil ruler named Governor Odious Daniel Caltagirone has committed an offense against each of the five, who all seek revenge. The heroes are later joined by a sixth hero, a mystic.Alexandria vividly imagines her friends and people around her appearing as the characters in Roys story. Although Roy develops affection for Alexandria, he also has an ulterior motive by gaining her trust, he tricks her into stealing morphine from the hospital pharmacy so that he can attempt suicide a choice driven by his love leaving him for the actor for whom he provided the stunt footage. However, Alexandria returns with only three pills, having mistaken the E on the piece of paper Roy gave her for a 3. The stories become a collaborative tale to which Alexandria also contributes. Alexandria herself becomes a character while Roy is the masked bandit, she is his daughter. ........
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