I Am I (2013): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2013, I Am I is a drama film directed by Jocelyn Towne, running about 87 minutes.

What it’s about. I AM I is the story of a young woman, Rachael, who meets the father she never knew, Gene, at her mother's funeral. She discovers that her father is completely delusional and believes her to be her dead mother. After Rachael visits Gene in an assisted living home, she learns that he suffers from a disease called Korsakov's Syndrome, a form of retrograde amnesia and that her mother had placed him in this facility for treatment a year earlier. He does not remember anything past the age of thirty-three, and believes that he is still a young man. Unable to convince him of who she really is, Rachael decides to go along with her father's delusions by pretending to be her mother and discovers that under this guise, she and Gene can have "normal" conversations. Before long, Rachael is visiting Gene everyday, finding new ways to bring elements from his past into their present relationship.

Who’s in it. I Am I stars Simon Helberg as Seth, Jason Ritter as Jonathan, Jocelyn Towne as Rachel and Kevin Tighe as Gene, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, I Am I has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Am I page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Am I tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.