Phoenix 'retirement' flick a fake, confirms director Affleck

Joaquin Phoenix's documentary 'I'm Still Here' is a fake.

Phoenix 'retirement' flick a fake, confirms director Affleck

Joaquin Phoenix's documentary 'I'm Still Here' is a fake.

The film's director Casey Affleck has confirmed the movie's plot - which sees Phoenix grow a long beard and attempt to become a hip-hop star - is a "performance" and not a look into the mind of a man on the brink of a breakdown.

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