Suffering Man's Charity, later released under the title Ghost Writer, is a 2007 comedy/horror film directed by Alan Cumming, written by playwright Thomas Gallagher, and starring Alan Cumming and David Boreanaz.
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Plot
John, an eccentric music teacher, takes in Sebastian, a younger writer—ostensibly to help him, but in truth because he’s attracted to him. When Sebastian begins a serious relationship with a woman, John becomes jealous and starts a fight that ultimately leads to Sebastian’s accidental death. Afterward, John discovers Sebastian’s unpublished manuscript and decides to publish it under his own name.
Cast
Alan Cumming as John Vandermark
David Boreanaz as Sebastian St. Germain
Anne Heche as Helen Jacobsen
Henry Thomas as Eric Rykell
Karen Black as Renee
Jane Lynch as Ingrid Sorensen
Carrie Fisher as Reporter
Maria-Elena Laas as Liliana
Rachelle Lefevre as Elaine
Ermahn Ospina as Pedro
Alison Guh as Evelyn
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 5 critics' reviews are positive.