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Requiem for a Dream

Turkish title: Bir Rüya İçin Ağıt

“A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.”

2000 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Drama

Cast

Ellen Burstyn Jared Leto Jennifer Connelly

Credits

Written by: Hubert Selby Jr.

Plot

Four people in Brooklyn are destroyed by their addictions to heroin, diet pills and television.

Sinekatalog’s take

Aronofsky's addiction drama uses hyper-fast cuts and Clint Mansell's score to make dependency feel physical. Exhausting and bleak, with a remarkable Ellen Burstyn. Not for a casual night in.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.3 / 10 (987,354 votes)
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