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Liberty Heights

You're only young once, but you remember forever.

This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.

19992h 7mRDrama

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About Liberty Heights

Directors
Barry Levinson
Cast
Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, David Krumholtz
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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