Buster's Mal Heart (2016) Official

Jonah is a tired concierge working the graveyard shift at a hotel, trying to provide for his wife and daughter. His life starts to unravel after a chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter (DJ Qualls).

The movie follows Jonah (played by ), whose life is shown in three different, interlocking timelines: Buster's Mal Heart (2016)

This was one of his first big starring film roles, and he carries the movie. He is equally convincing as a sleep-deprived worker and a frantic, bearded hermit. Jonah is a tired concierge working the graveyard

A surreal third layer shows him alone in a rowboat in the middle of a vast ocean—a metaphorical space for his internal crisis. What Works He is equally convincing as a sleep-deprived worker

Buster’s Mal Heart is a surreal, slow-burn psychological trip that feels like a cousin to Mr. Robot or Donnie Darko . It’s definitely not for everyone, but it’s a fascinating watch if you like movies that make you piece things together yourself.

Years later, Jonah has become "Buster," a wild mountain man who breaks into empty vacation homes to survive while ranting to radio stations about an impending "Inversion" at the turn of the millennium.