Jared Leto in MR. NOBODY Photos

Diane Kruger, Jared Leto in Mr. Nobody (top); Jaco van Dormael directs Thomas Byrne, who plays the 9-year-old Nobody of the title (bottom)

In Jaco van Dormael’s Mr. Nobody, an old (and I mean old) man — who claims he’s actually in his mid-30s — is about to face death in the not-too-distant future. This 21st-century Methuselah also happens to be both the last mortal on Earth and Jared Leto.

"Almost moving in its gonzo self-assuredness and take-no-prisoners narrative scope," writes Michael Koresky in indieWIRE, "—although with the nearly 140-minute running time, that could just be my exhaustion talking—Mr. Nobody is as ambitious as it is incoherent, an obvious labor of love that’s equal parts science-fiction, romance, and [...]

Venice 2009: Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham Photos

Sarah Polley (above), Linh-Dan Pham, and Diane Kruger attend the Mr. Nobody Official Dinner at the Sangal restaurant during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 11.
Marking the return of writer-director Jaco van Dormael (best known for Toto le héros and The 8th Day) following a thirteen-year break, Mr. Nobody is the story of a man (Jared Leto) who wakes up in the year 2092, when he happens to be both 120 years old and the last mortal on Earth.
In addition to Leto, Polley, Pham, and Kruger, Mr. Nobody features Daniel Mays and Rhys Ifans.
Photos: François Durand / 2009 Getty Images
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Linh-Dan Pham

Diane Kruger