The Connection

The Connection

1962 · 103 min · EN · 6.5 (32 votes)
Dir. Shirley Clarke · Starring Warren Finnerty, Jerome Raphael, Garry Goodrow, Carl Lee, Barbara Winchester, Henry Proach · Music Freddie Redd

“Men Held Captive By the Power Of Drugs”

Drama

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.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look into the lives of addicts awaiting their fix. The film feels like a lost artifact, a voyeuristic glimpse into a desperate world where the search for connection is overshadowed by the grip of addiction.

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