If anyone is cut out to play Charles Bukowski, it is director Abel Ferrara. In this film, he plays the writer with great flair. For the first time as an actor on the big screen: Abel Ferrara in the role of Charles Bukowski, while he fervently, tells his unmistakable stories to a packed bar. Those present hang on his every word. At the end, Abel shuts the book; the applause surprises him.