Dir. Neil Armfield · Starring Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Budge, Roberto Meza-Mont, Tony Martin · Music Paul Charlier
“More is never enough.”
DramaRomance
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle — and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
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This film plunges into a raw, unvarnished portrayal of love and addiction's destructive dance. It's a harrowing, melancholic journey through co-dependency and self-destruction, painted with a gritty realism. The mood is intense and tragic, exploring the dark beauty and despair of a relationship consumed by its own vices.
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