Factotum is a 2005 French-Norwegian dark comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Bent Hamer, adapted from the 1975 novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski.

They co-exist comfortably in languid squalor until Chinaski becomes upset after an altercation where he beats up a wealthy man at the racing track who refuses to give up his seat.

Chinaski gains work but quickly loses his job after deciding to drink instead of completing cleaning a large statue.

Although events in the book take place in Los Angeles in the 1940s, the film has a contemporary setting, and was shot in the twin cities of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota,[1] including the then-vacant Fairmont Hotel on Hennepin Avenue[2] and Palmer's Bar on the West Bank.

[4] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson praised the performance of Lili Taylor, but did not believe Dillon to be "slovenly or bloated or stinky or dissipated enough" for the role of Chinaski.

He also considered Minneapolis, where the film was shot, to be far too clean and tame compared to Bukowski's real life stomping grounds in the poor underbelly of Los Angeles.

[6] For example, Matt Dillon reads the poem "Roll the Dice" (from What Matters Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire) in a voiceover at the end of the film.