ADAPTED from the nihilistic novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Choke is a black comedy about a 30-something sex addict who happily acknowledges his yearnings and willingly attends rehabilitation meetings because it allows him to prey upon and sleep with fellow sufferers.

Sam Rockwell plays the anti-hero Victor Mancini, while Anjelica Huston pulls at the heartstrings as his demented hospital-bound mother.

Choke is a quixotic slice of life, peppered with hysterical comic interludes.