The Diabetic

The Diabetic — Plot

Like a mumblecore for invisible disability, The Diabetic follows a lonely and irreverent 30 year old Type 1 Diabetic named Alek who returns to his hometown to re-live his teenage 'glory days.' Upon arrival in suburbia he finds that most of his old friends have moved away, started a family, or simply grown up. Only one person responds to his invitation: Matt, an old acquaintance who has never moved away from the suburbs. Matt represents everything that Alek despises about suburban life; the banal, boring, and uncultured. Unwilling to give up on his nostalgic dreams, Alek parties with Matt, launching them into a hallucinatory and directionless fugue through the dark streets of suburbia. Throughout the seemingly never-ending night and as Alek’s blood sugars become more erratic, he pushes Matt and their adventure to darker and darker places with complete disregard for their well-being.

• Release date
• July 14, 2022
• Runtime
• 94 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Mitchell Stafiej

The Diabetic — Cast

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James Watts Alek Dvorak

T

Travis Cannon Matthew Driver

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Oscar Aguirre Bryan Maica Armata Becca