The Mountain

In the 1950s, with his mother institutionalized and his father recently deceased, young Andy (Tye Sheridan) was willing to take the offer of an assistant’s job from Dr. Wallace Fienes (Jeff Goldblum), the traveling lobotomist who’d operated on his mom. As he journeys from asylum to asylum documenting his boss’ surgeries, his duties may push the already troubled kid into a place from where there may be no return. Disconcerting effort also stars Hannah Gross, Denis Lavant, Eleonore Hendricks, Udo Kier. 106 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles; English; audio commentary; featurette; deleted scene; theatrical trailer.