* HoYay: Dos Passos and Paco, about which that the [[ValuesDissonance openly]] [[TruthInTelevision homophobic]] Hemingway is quick to torment him.
* JerkassWoobie: We never lose a sense that Hemingway's worst qualities come from a well of deep pain, leading to his suicide.
* JustHereForGodzilla: For Metallica fans who clearly went to see the film more for Lars's performance as Joris Ivens than anything else.
* QuestionableCasting: Lars Ulrich (yes, the drummer of Music/{{Metallica}}) as Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens.
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