Tape

Tape

2001 · 87 min · EN · R · 6.9 (259 votes)
Dir. Richard Linklater · Starring Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman

“Some things can't be erased.”

Drama

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival. Vince, his high school friend who is now a volunteer fireman and small-time drug dealer, also visits the town to support Jon on his big day, or so it seems. After a raucous hello and much backslapping, it appears that there is an undercurrent of tension in the air.

VIBE

A raw, uncomfortable dive into the lingering awkwardness of youth. It feels like eavesdropping on a deeply personal, painfully honest conversation you're not sure you should be hearing.

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