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Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989 · 103 min

A grim, immersive plunge into desperation, where every character is trapped by circumstance and self-destruction.

Tagline: The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie
Overview: A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
class
survival
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Uli Edel
Written by: Desmond Nakano
Starring: Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Christopher Murney, Jerry Orbach, Alexis Arquette, Stephen Baldwin
Music: Mark Knopfler
Cinematography: Stefan Czapsky
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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