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Heaven Knows What (2015)
Director: Benny Safdie
Cast: Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Eléonore Hendricks, Buddy Duress
Runtime97 min
RatingR
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A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
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Heaven Knows What (2015), directed by Benny Safdie, has received positive critical reception, with critics praising the film's gritty realism and the powerful performances from the lead actors. The film has not received major awards recognition, but has found favor with arthouse audiences, earning a respectable 6.4/10 rating on IMDb and a 75% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Fans of gritty, immersive character studies will appreciate director Benny Safdie's raw, unflinching portrait of a young heroin addict's daily struggle in the 2015 drama Heaven Knows What. Arielle Holmes' powerful, naturalistic performance anchors this intimate look at life on the streets of New York.
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Heaven Knows What is a 2014 psychological drama film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written by Joshua Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. It was based on the then-unpublished book Mad Love in New York City by Arielle Holmes. Starring Holmes, Buddy Duress and Caleb Landry Jones, it follows a homeless young group of heroin addicts in the streets of New York City.
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