Toxic Love (1983)

Original title

Amore tossico

Directed by

Claudio Caligari

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

18+

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 250 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Italian drama follows young drifters in the 1980s who are caught in heroin addiction. The film uses nonprofessional actors, many with real experience of addiction, to show a harsh and unromanticized view of their daily lives.

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What happens

Toxic Love (Italian: Amore tossico) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Caligari. The film depicts a realistic and graphic portrayal of the heroin addiction that afflicted many young drifters in the eighties. The cast was entirely made of amateur actors, of whom most were or had been drug addicts. The film premiered at the 40th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the De Sica Award. It was also screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, in which Michela Mioni was awarded best actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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