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GERMANY · 2002

8 Mile

Curtis Hanson
Hip-hop culture Coming of age Personal struggle Finding identity Urban Detroit
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Synopsis

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Year2002
CountryGermany
DirectorCurtis Hanson
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