A neo-noir thriller that pits a high-functioning autistic hotel clerk against a small army of colorful crooks, hustlers and opportunists. Manfred De Silva (Lou Diamond Phillips) is a man in search of a new beginning. Newly released from the mental institution to which he was committed after killing his girlfriend and her lover in a fit of jealous rage, he finds employment at the rundown El Cortez hotel in downtown Reno. The job suits him: He likes meeting people, he likes helping out, and he likes the predictable routine of answering phones, sweeping hallways and emptying ashtrays. He doesn't like surprises and he doesn't like scenes — they disrupt his equilibri...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
94 mins