Manhattan Project, The

[Available Nov. 4 on various VOD platforms.] When a stubborn, stoic expert Manhattan cocktail maker (Terry Novak), who lives in his home on a lake, learns from his doctor (Mark Rival) that he has terminal cancer and plans on committing suicide before the disease robs him of his independence in Matthew Campanile's compelling, realistic, moving, down-to-earth, thought-provoking, 85-minute film, his medical school dropout son (Francesco Filice), a good friend (Len Greenaway) who can't keep a secret, a bartender (Joseph Shulman), and most townsfolk (Steve Kasan, Rozz McCann, Andrew Cromwell, et al.) try to be supportive of his plan while one gruff, disgruntled citizen (Harold Eastman) is angry and appalled.
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