When a therapist gets involved with a patient, it’s usually bad news. When a therapist gets involved with a patient’s brother, as you’ll see in “Aardvark,” it’s also bad news.
Starring Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate, Jon Hamm, Sheila Vand, Tonya Pinkins, and Marin Ireland, and written and directed by first time feature filmmaker Brian Shoaf, the story follows a therapist who is treating a man who may or may not be schizophrenic. However, when she starts a relationship with the man’s brother, it turns out he might be the one with secrets to hide. Here’s the synopsis from the Tribeca Film Festival where the movie premiered last spring:
Emily Milburton’s (Jenny Slate) newest therapy patient is Josh Norman (Zachary Quinto), an emotionally challenged introvert who suffers from increasingly volatile hallucinations. Most pressing though, is his estranged relationship with his brother, Craig (Jon Hamm), a famous TV actor who just so happens to be in town for a visit. So what’s the worst that could happen when Craig shows up on Emily’s doorstep?
“Aardvark” opens on April 13th in limited release.