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Requiem for a Dream (2000) -- The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control.
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Hubert Selby Jr. (based on the book by)
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Release Date:
27 lokakuu 2000 (USA) more
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From the director of [Pi]
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The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 wins & 34 nominations more
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The film-making quality is secondary- this film makes you FEEL more (1653 total)

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Rated R for intense depiction of drug addiction, graphic sexuality, strong language and some violence. (edited version)
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102 min | South Korea:100 min
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USA:NC-17 (original rating) (certificate #37726) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Brazil:18 | Denmark:15 | South Africa:18 | South Africa:16 (theatrical rating) | Czech Republic:15 | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Japan:R-18 (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (edited version) | Canada:R (director's cut) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Chile:14 (re-rated) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 (re-rating on appeal) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 2000) | USA:R (censored video version)

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In each character's last scene they turn onto their right side and pull their knees up to their stomach, assuming the fetal position. more
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Continuity: When the paper aeroplane is made it is snub nosed (there is no point on the front), whereas when it is thrown from the tower it has a pointed nose. more
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394 out of 483 people found the following comment useful.
The film-making quality is secondary- this film makes you FEEL, 18 kesäkuu 2001
Author: jewinda from Bendigo, Australia

Often hype about films lead to disappointment and after waiting 14 months after release for my local cinema to show this film, I was done thinking about it. Thank goodness too, rather than challenge my brain (not hard to do unfortunately) this film went straight for the heart, ripped it out and kicked it around the floor for 90 minutes. As the addictions plunged further into the depths of Hell, I felt myself more and more arrested by the film. I've never left a film shaking or feeling physically ill- not including Pearl Harbour, of course :) You want to look away, but cannot.

This movie is by no means flawless, but then again I would like to hope that the flaws add to the gritty reality of the film. The ending was truly the most frightening thing I have ever seen in film- forget the cheap scares of The Exorcist, Psycho and the endless bile of the 'slasher flick', this stuff is REAL.

In a country amid a 'war against drugs' this is a powerful film which could do more to turn kids away from drugs than any measly government "task-force" or classroom lecture.

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