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We All Fall Down (2000)
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We All Fall Down (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In this dark independent drama, Michael (Darcy Belsher) is an out of work actor who has been trying to pull himself out of a downward spiral of drug abuse that set in after the death of his mother. Michael's best friend Kris (Martin Cummins) is, if anything, in even worse shape; a gifted artist, Kris' appetite for drugs has all but silenced his muse, and his girlfriend Ryan (Francoise Robertson) has little interest in helping him control his dangerous appetites. The drug-related death of a close friend and a bizarre experience with a junkie prostitute (Helen Shaver) convinces Michael that he needs to clean up once and for all, but Kris may be too far gone to save.
Style: realistic, bleak, serious, suspenseful, independent film, gloomy
Plot: drug abuse, addiction, life is a bitch, downfall, best friend, actor's life, unfulfillment, youth, prostitute, volunteer, friends, performer's life, biopic, painter, young woman, drug addiction, drug use, young man, grief, creativity, death of mother, autobiography, rehabilitation, best friends
Time: 90s
Place: canada, vancouver, vancouver british columbia canada

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House of Versace (2013)
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Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 128 min.
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Self Medicated (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
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Duration: 148 min.
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