What would you do if at the age of 20-something, you were told you had only a few months to live, but you'd figured out a way you could get your hands on $200,000?
That's the question posed to Michael (played by Go Girls' Matt Whelan) in this new Kiwi film, based on the novel Seraphim Blues by Steven Gannaway.
Michael's reckless, self-centred behaviour in the face of terminal cancer is both admirable and frustrating. The general tone of "f*** you all, I'll do what I like" seems a justifiable position when you're told you've only got months to live.
And Michael doesn't care about apologies anyway - he's going out in a blaze of sex, drugs, and chaos, gallivanting across Europe courtesy of money fundraised by his home community to pay for his treatment.
But though most of what Michael does while in Europe (meets an enigmatic French drifter, falls in love, parties, and explores) is within the bounds of a grand OE, his complete disregard for the concerns of those back home who love him (like his father, and best friend, played by a radiant Pana Hema-Taylor) can be a tough outlook to empathise with.
