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8:17pm, Darling Street (2003)
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Original name: 20h17 rue Darling
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
This is the story of Gerard, an man who miraculy survived to an explosion that destroyed his appartment and killed a lot of people. During the next days, he tries to find out why he survived and why others died.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, existential, tense
Plot:
alcoholics anonymous, investigation, grief, loss, trauma, neighborhood, loneliness, obsession, addiction, investigative journalism, memory, journalism, isolation, redemption, realism, accident, midlife crisis, night, second chance, urban, city life, suspicion, amateur detective, community, male protagonist ...
Place:
montreal, montreal quebec canada
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Story:
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