The Sentimental Engine Slayer

Omar Rodríguez-López - not content with being the musical force in The Mars Volta, forging a formidable solo career and working with everyone from John Frusciante to Erykah Badu - is set to release his first film.

Entitled The Sentimental Engine Slayer, Omar wrote, directed, produced and stars (alongside his brother) in this film due to make its premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival in February.

The plot revolves around brother and sister Barlam (played by Omar) and Natalia (played by debut actress Tatiana Velazquez) living in a sprawling suburb of El Paso, focusing on their uncomfortable relationship with each other and Barlam’s dwindling grip on reality.

Boasting an apparently labyrinthine plot and music by the curly-haired one himself, this could be a very interesting experience, if quite possibly a disturbing one.

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