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UNITED STATES · 1962

The Connection

Shirley Clarke
heroin woman director loft drug addiction pseudo-documentary
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Synopsis

Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment while a two-man documentary team films the proceedings. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.

Year1962
CountryUnited States
DirectorShirley Clarke
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