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Trash

1999 · 95 min

A grim, humid trudge through poverty and resentment, where friendship curdles into something colder and the future feels like a trap.

Directed by
Mark Anthony Galluzzo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Jaime Pressly
Tagline
They have nothing to fear but the future...
Overview
Trash is a coming of age drama set amongst the poverty stricken trailer parks of the deep South. In a spiraling tale of hatred, love and loyalty, two teenage friends realize that the only way for each of them to escape their miserable futures is by forever sacrificing the other.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mark Anthony Galluzzo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Jaime Pressly
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mark Anthony Galluzzo
Written by
Mark Anthony Galluzzo
Starring
Jeremy Sisto, Eric Michael Cole, Jaime Pressly, Grace Zabriskie, D.J. Dierker, Jonathan Banks, Veronica Cartwright, Dylan Ryan
Music
Michael Muhlfriedel
Cinematography
Thom Stukas
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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