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Requiem for a Dream

A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

20001h 42mNRDrama

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About Requiem for a Dream

Directors
Darren Aronofsky
Cast
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald, Louise Lasser
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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