Passion Play is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Mitch Glazer, executive produced by Rebecca Wang and starring Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Rhys Ifans and Bill Murray.
Nate (Mickey Rourke), a small-time jazz musician and recovering heroin addict, is clearly a hard-luck case.
He walks through the carnival, and asks the owner to use a telephone, and he wanders among the fire eaters, sword swallowers, and other performers.
Nate finds himself drawn to the exotic beauty of Lily (Megan Fox), a freak performer who has wings on her back.
The sideshow owner (Rhys Ifans) attempts to kill Nate, but Lily rescues him by stealing a truck, and together they flee to the city.
Nate looks down on the ground below as they are flying and sees his own corpse at the spot in the desert where the Native Americans had shot his assailant, suggesting that everything that happened from that point forward was actually a dying dream.
The website's critics consensus reads, "Passion Play has a terrific cast, but don't be fooled – the only real question at the heart of this misbegotten mystery is what its stars were thinking.
"[8] In a video review, David Poland extended his condolences to Glazer for his 20-year dedication in realizing the project, but described the experience as "an absolute car wreck.