Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
- Directed by
- Uli Edel
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 115 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1950s Brooklyn, a labor strike divides the working class community. The film follows several characters including union workers, prostitutes, and drag queens as they struggle with poverty, violence, and prejudice.
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What happens
Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1989 drama film directed by Uli Edel and adapted by Desmond Nakano from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 novel of the same title. The film is an international co-production between Germany the UK and the United States. The story is set in 1950s Brooklyn and takes place against the backdrop of a labor strike. It follows interlocking storylines among the working class underbelly of the Red Hook neighborhood, including unionized workers, sex workers and drag queens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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