---
title: 'Factotum (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bent Hamer'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/factotum-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417658/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Factotum (2005)

2005 · 92 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, France, United States, Norway


## Synopsis

Factotum is a 2005 French-Norwegian dark comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Bent Hamer, adapted from the 1975 novel of the same name by Charles Bukowski. It stars Matt Dillon as Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski. Although events in the book take place in Los Angeles in the 1940s, the film has a contemporary setting.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bent Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bent-hamer)
- **Screenplay:** [Bent Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bent-hamer), [Charles Bukowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bukowski)
- **Producer:** [Bent Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bent-hamer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kristin Asbjørnsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristin-asbj-rnsen)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Christian Rosenlund](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-christian-rosenlund)
- **Editor:** [Pål Gengenbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/pal-gengenbach)

## Cast

- [Karen Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-young)
- [Marisa Tomei](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-tomei)
- [Matt Dillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-dillon) as Henry Chinaski
- [Fisher Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/fisher-stevens)
- [Adrienne Shelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-shelly)
- [Didier Flamand](https://cinepixo.com/people/didier-flamand)
- [Lili Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/lili-taylor)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/factotum-2005
Film facts: Wikidata (Q168853); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.
