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An artist facing death. A deep and inspirring journey from darkness into light. The last days of Kollowalla, a russian gay artist in exile, who has to face his own death. A dreamlike, surreal journey of old memories and weird fantasies. A film inspired by great artists like Werner Schroeter, Derek Jarman, And Christoph Schlingensief and how they created impressive pieces of art, while they were in their dying process.
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In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.

A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.