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Story of a Junkie

"It's the story of a desperate man. It's the story of a desperate society."

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R 1987 · 1h 35m
Drama
Starring John Spacely
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Filmed in documentary-style, the film follows the character of Gringo, a young man looking for fortune in New York, only to fall into heroin addiction.

Theatrical
Apr 10, 1987
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 27, 2004
Director
Lech Kowalski
Producer
Lech Kowalski
Keywords
drug addiction junkie ghetto heroin eye patch downtown intravenous lower east side drug addict shooting up urban landscape
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John Spacely
John Spaceley

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