Light and the Sufferer is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 science-fiction film starring Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as L.I.E. , The Girl Next Door , Little Miss Sunshine , There Will Be Blood , and Where the Wild Things Are .-Early life:Dano was born in New York City, the son of Gladys and Paul Dano...

, Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta

María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta , better known by her professional name Paz de la Huerta, is an American actress and model...

, Michael Esper, Paul D'Amato and directed by Christopher Peditto. It is based on a short story by Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Allen Lethem is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer. His first novel, Gun, with Occasional Music, a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was published in 1994. It was followed by three more science fiction novels...

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The film is about two brothers who try to leave New York City for a new life in California, only to find their plans and lives changed forever by the appearance of a mysterious alien.