In his solo directorial debut, Alan Cumming plays John Vandermark, failed composer turned music teacher, with a weakness for impoverished young men of great aspirations. When a handsome dilettante (David Boreanaz) enters his life claiming to be a novelist, John is stirred to help him in any way he can, but soon grows bitter when his charity is abused. What ensues is a malevolent comic bow to Grand Guignol, offering a fresh twist on the hustler/john power dynamic. With echoes of The Tell-Tale Heart and The Servant, the edgy and stylish Suffering Man’s Charity is teeming with juicy theatrical bio.

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