Milwaukee, Minnesota

Colour, 35mm
USA, 2003, 95 min
Section: Forum of Independents

Synopsis

Albert is special. He can hear fish talking under ice. That´s his secret to being a champion fisherman. He´s well into his twenties, but Mom still accompanies him to ice fishing tournaments, where he has won hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money. When street-smart Tuey and her hypochondriac teenage brother Stan drift into Albert´s quaint Milwaukee suburb, they stumble upon an opportunity to fill their empty pockets. Smooth-talking salesman Jerry James has also sleazed into town and he´s also on the lookout for quick buck. Everyone is after Albert´s hidden fortune. But everyone has underestimated Albert. He´s a lot smarter than everyone thinks. At least he knows that Milwaukee is not in Minnesota. 

About the director

Allan Mindel began show business in the 80s when he co-founded the modeling agency Click and the talent agency Flick. As an agent, his clients included Uma Thurman, Viggo Mortensen, David Duchovny and Isabella Rossellini. He is also the co-founder of Framework Entertainment, a talent management company whose clients include John C.Reilly, Lucy Liu and Marcia Gay Harden. Mindel debuted on the production side when he executive producer of Gus Van Sant´s My Own Private Idaho. Milwaukee, Minnesota is his first feature film as director.