Tim Roth tackles death, depression in Mexican director Franco's Cannes film entry 'Chronic'

The British actor known for his explosive turns in films from “Made in Britain” to “Pulp Fiction” is tense and taciturn as a nurse who cares for the dying in the English-language debut of Mexican director Michel Franco. Roth’s character, David, is compassionate with his patients but deeply depressed in his own life, and the film adopts a deliberately subdued style.