Downtown '81
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The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2001-07-13
Runtime: 72 mins
Director: Edo Bertoglio
Writer: Glenn O'Brien
Spoken language: 日本語, 普通话, English, Español
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Music
Original title: Downtown '81
Production Companies: New York Beat Films
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Saul Williams
Anna Shroeder
Debbie Harry
Giorgio Giomelsky
Coati Mundi
Debi Mazar
George Quinones
Walter Steding
Steven Brown
Eszter Balint
Kid Creole
Fab 5 Freddy
Arto Lindsay
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