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Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling the mysterious and often hilarious story of an aged street-person named Austin, a comically compulsive assassin, as he joins up with a young rock critic and philosophy student named Israel Williams. In the course of their adventures, Austin pursues his object of desire - a Mexican soap opera star - and along the way engages a host of TV characters and bit players, whose repartee range from gangsterish insults to the question of God's existence.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1991-06-22
Runtime: 83 mins
Director: Raúl Ruiz
Writer: Raúl Ruiz, Federico Muchnik
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original title: The Golden Boat
Production Companies: Nomad Films, Duende Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America, Belgium