THE MEND, Starring Josh Lucas, Hits Theaters Today

Presented by David Gordon Green, THE MEND, a film by John Magary starring Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, LUCY Owen, Mickey Sumner and Austin Pendleton, will hit theaters in New York today, August 21st, followed by a release on August 28th in Los Angeles.

For anyone who's ever loathed and loved a sibling in equal measure, The Mend is the wonderfully strange and acidic debut comedy from writer / director John Magary. Shot through with the wicked humor and anarchy of Bruce Robinson's Withnail & I and Mike Leigh's Naked, The Mend follows a mismatched yin-yang pair of NYC brothers, loose cannon Mat (Josh Lucas in a career-best performance) and put-upon Alan ( Stephen Plunkett) as they stagger dimly towards some understanding of love, women, masculinity and what it truly means to be a brother.

Featuring a gorgeous, minimalist score by Michi Wiancko & Judd Greenstein and beautiful, fluid cinematography by Chris Teague (Obvious Child), the film unfolds as three stylistically distinct but interwoven acts, each with its own mesmerizing rhythm. With superb supporting performances by Mickey Sumner (Frances Ha) and LUCY Owen as the brothers' sharp-tongued girlfriends.