Collaborator is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Martin Donovan. This film held its world premiere on July 4, 2011 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Director: Martin Donovan
Writer: Martin Donovan
Stars: Martin Donovan, David Morse and Olivia Williams | See full cast and crew
Donovan also stars in the film, portraying a once-successful playwright,
Robert Longfellow, who is taken hostage by an [ex-con] neighbor while
on a routine visit to his childhood home. Two-time Emmy-nominee David Morse plays Gus (the neighbor); a man Robert has avoided since he was a boy. The film also stars Olivia Williams; Katherine Helmond and Eileen Ryan
play supporting roles. As the drama unfolds, social status, celebrity
and the threat of violence converge, leaving the playwright
simultaneously shattered and inspired.
Robert Longfellow (Martin Donovan) is a famous playwright who can't seem
to catch a break. His recent Broadway play was met with horrible
reviews and an early cancellation, and his marriage is being tested as
an old flame (Olivia Williams) has reentered his life during a
particular moment of weakness. Retreating back to his childhood home to
visit his mother (Katherine Helmond), Robert crosses paths with his
childhood neighbor, Gus (David Morse). A right-wing, ex-con who still
lives at home with
his mother, Gus is
Robert's polar opposite in every possible way. When Gus holds Robert
hostage at gunpoint during a drunken reunion gone terribly wrong, the
drama unfolds as social status, celebrity and the imminent threat of
violence converge, building up to a climax that will leave both men
forever changed.
