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London Kills Me (1991)
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London Kills Me (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe... a young man's life is almost lost, which is exactly what this film is all about: a man barely twenty who wants desperately to pull out of London's drug world by taking a job as a waiter in a 'normal' restaurant. But to do this he must come up with a "sensible" pair of shoes, an item that his homeless meanderings hasn't provided him.
Style: independent film, clever, offbeat, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, biting, suspense
Plot: sex crime, age-gap relationship, prostitute, restaurant, sexual abuse, gang, friends, addiction, misfit, life is a bitch, society, drug dealing, unemployment, social misfits, down on your luck, starting over, juvenile delinquency, partner, drug abuse, human nature, buddies, going straight, hopes, urban ghetto life, urban ghetto ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
Place: london, england, europe
Keyword: partners, german, brick

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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 101 min.
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Somers Town (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 71 min.
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Withnail & I (1987)
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Duration: 107 min.
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