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Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

After marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, a celebrated vegan restaurateur finds her life veering off the rails.

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documentary, crime

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Art Theatre Guild

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1 nomination total

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[somber music playing] - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[somber music playing]

[somber music playing] - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[somber music playing]

[woman] Hello? Hello? - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[woman] Hello? Hello?

[Sarma] When we left
in the spring of 2015, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Sarma] When we left in the spring of 2015,

"Everything is bagged
and tagged where it should be." - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

"Everything is bagged and tagged where it should be.&qu...

[Anthony] How long have you worked
at this gas station? - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Anthony] How long have you worked at this gas station?

When we went to the casino,
everybody knew Anthony. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

When we went to the casino, everybody knew Anthony.

[Sarma] Anthony was always traveling
mysterious locations and whatnot. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Sarma] Anthony was always traveling mysterious locations an...

And sending you a car to New York - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

And sending you a car to New York

It's not like if I saw a police officer,
I would walk the other way. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

It's not like if I saw a police officer, I would walk t...

But if you ask me, "What does he do?" - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

But if you ask me, "What does he do?"

I just disappeared. Is that a crime?
I don't… You know, so I didn't… - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I just disappeared. Is that a crime? I don't… You know,...

At the beginning, I felt he has money.
Nothing wrong with being a gambler. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

At the beginning, I felt he has money. Nothing wrong with be...

If you make money,
you can spend some money, no problem. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

If you make money, you can spend some money, no problem.

But because Anthony had
access to all kinds of… - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

But because Anthony had access to all kinds of…

I think I won ten bucks. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I think I won ten bucks.

He was even sometimes up, sometimes down, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He was even sometimes up, sometimes down,

Sometimes, he played
with three slot machines - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Sometimes, he played with three slot machines

You know, I was like,
"Anthony, you should slow down." - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

You know, I was like, "Anthony, you should slow down.&q...

I didn't wanna be reminded of it
or asked about it either, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I didn't wanna be reminded of it or asked about it eith...

Listen, Sarma. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

So I had these boxes
of large Band-Aids that, you know, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

So I had these boxes of large Band-Aids that, you know,

And to do that,
I needed all of Sarma's passwords, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

And to do that, I needed all of Sarma's passwords,

Where is Anthony? He's not here.
So I go downstairs. He's still playing. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Where is Anthony? He's not here. So I go downstairs. He...

He also told me to think…
[chuckles] …of a name to use. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He also told me to think… [chuckles] …of a name to use.

I never met Sarma.
I was introduced to her online, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I never met Sarma. I was introduced to her online,

She was in the speaker,
and she started yelling at him, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

She was in the speaker, and she started yelling at him,

If I met anybody along the way - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

If I met anybody along the way

That was the time when
I realized that some of this money - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

That was the time when I realized that some of this money

At some point, I actually believed him - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

At some point, I actually believed him

[Sarma speaking] - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Sarma speaking]

If I ever asked him what we were doing, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

If I ever asked him what we were doing,

[ominous music playing] - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[ominous music playing]

Knowing what I know now,
of course, we were gonna end up going - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Knowing what I know now, of course, we were gonna end up goi...

He's an addicted gambler,
but at the time when I discovered it, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He's an addicted gambler, but at the time when I discov...

Leon is Sarma's much beloved pit bull, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Leon is Sarma's much beloved pit bull,

I gave to Anthony,
as an, according to him, investment, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I gave to Anthony, as an, according to him, investment,

Of course, we ended up in Las Vegas.
Of course, that's where we ended up. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Of course, we ended up in Las Vegas. Of course, that's ...

This is probably the great romance
of Sarma's life, Leon. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

This is probably the great romance of Sarma's life, Leo...

If I would walk away
at that time, I'd lose everything. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

If I would walk away at that time, I'd lose everything.

[man 2] People were coming
from all over the word because of her. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[man 2] People were coming from all over the word because of...

When Anthony comes into Sarma's life, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

When Anthony comes into Sarma's life,

I knew that I won't be
able to return all of my money. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I knew that I won't be able to return all of my money.

He had this way of going
to high-stakes slot machines - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He had this way of going to high-stakes slot machines

If I do something like this,
then I have to make it work. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

If I do something like this, then I have to make it work.

So I was like, "Okay, if we spend a month
at the Park Avenue Hotel, why not?" - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

So I was like, "Okay, if we spend a month at the Park A...

She had this power to her.
Like, she ran the show. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

She had this power to her. Like, she ran the show.

[man 3] By most people's standards,
she doesn't seem like the kind of person - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[man 3] By most people's standards, she doesn't se...

One machine after another after another.
So he'd win 6,000. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

One machine after another after another. So he'd win 6,...

In Anthony's past life,
an earlier version of Leon was his dog. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

In Anthony's past life, an earlier version of Leon was ...

And it was like
he was able to make that happen. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

And it was like he was able to make that happen.

He made it seem
like the two of them plus Leon - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He made it seem like the two of them plus Leon

I mean, listen, don't take me wrong.
There is no angels in hell. [chuckles] - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I mean, listen, don't take me wrong. There is no angels...

Owners of a popular Manhattan
vegan restaurant are under arrest, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Owners of a popular Manhattan vegan restaurant are under arr...

The time that we spent
in Las Vegas, I was mostly on my own. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

The time that we spent in Las Vegas, I was mostly on my own....

[Sarma] Anthony always said
emphatically that he loved me, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Sarma] Anthony always said emphatically that he loved me,

It was frustrating how hard it was
to find any remotely healthy food. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

It was frustrating how hard it was to find any remotely heal...

Like, he has lived all these lifetimes - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Like, he has lived all these lifetimes

I found it really frustrating that
there were no bookstores or newsstands. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I found it really frustrating that there were no bookstores ...

[ominous music playing] - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[ominous music playing]

So I just found it
an unpleasant place to be. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

So I just found it an unpleasant place to be.

I would either stay in my room, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I would either stay in my room,

He was on probation
at that time in Sarasota - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He was on probation at that time in Sarasota

Or, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Don't take me wrong.
For me, as being from Russia, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Don't take me wrong. For me, as being from Russia,

The seasons were changing,
and when I left with Anthony, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

The seasons were changing, and when I left with Anthony,

So I said, "Okay." He's my friend.
"I'll help you. No problem." - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

So I said, "Okay." He's my friend. "I�...

Now it's wintertime. Even though
we were in Vegas, it was still cold. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Now it's wintertime. Even though we were in Vegas, it w...

So I had to, like, buy a winter coat
and jeans and things like that. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

So I had to, like, buy a winter coat and jeans and things li...

[man 4] It becomes
this increasing confusion. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[man 4] It becomes this increasing confusion.

I drove him to the court.
They put handcuffs on him. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I drove him to the court. They put handcuffs on him.

In all our correspondence, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

In all our correspondence,

Occasionally, we'd go out to dinner - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Occasionally, we'd go out to dinner

How does somebody believe
that their dog is gonna be made immortal? - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

How does somebody believe that their dog is gonna be made im...

After 20, 24 hours,
I guess, he was released. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

After 20, 24 hours, I guess, he was released.

He did try and teach me to play poker,
and he thought that I'd be good at it, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He did try and teach me to play poker, and he thought that I...

He was so happy. He said,
"Can we go and stop by at one place?" - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He was so happy. He said, "Can we go and stop by at one...

You start going,
"What is real here? What is real?" - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

You start going, "What is real here? What is real?"...

That was kind of the extent
of my participation in gambling. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

That was kind of the extent of my participation in gambling.

He's not. He's something other than human.
He's something more than human. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He's not. He's something other than human. He'...

And I am a mere human that he has, like, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

And I am a mere human that he has, like,

But I still found that painful
because I don't like to lose. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

But I still found that painful because I don't like to ...

I was like, "Why did we go there?" - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I was like, "Why did we go there?"

[Allen] There's this idea that Anthony
and Sarma were like Bonnie and Clyde, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Allen] There's this idea that Anthony and Sarma were l...

I don't remember there being this moment
where I crossed some threshold, - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

I don't remember there being this moment where I crosse...

And there wasn't any point
in time where he came and presented me - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

And there wasn't any point in time where he came and pr...

Like, all the stories?
Because I have a ton. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Like, all the stories? Because I have a ton.

[Sarma] People ask me all the time,
"Well, what happened?" - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

[Sarma] People ask me all the time, "Well, what happene...

My sense is that Anthony
doesn't exactly know what to do next. - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

My sense is that Anthony doesn't exactly know what to d...

He realizes that he probably isn't going
to be able to make the dog immortal - Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

He realizes that he probably isn't going to be able to ...

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After marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, a celebrated vegan restaurateur finds her life veering off the rails.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Art Theatre Guild

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.9

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Released: 16 Mar 2022

Awards: 1 nomination total

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