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Urbania (2000)

Urbania poster
Directed by
Jon Shear
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man wanders through New York City streets and encounters strangers while grappling with a recent personal tragedy. The story unfolds through a series of urban encounters and flashbacks that reveal his grief.

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What happens

Urbania is a 2000 independent drama film based on the play Urban Folk Tales. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, then played the Toronto International Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, and a number of LGBT film festivals, winning a total of 6 "Best Film" awards. It was released by Lionsgate and was named "One of the Year's Best Films" in over 35 publications including the Los Angeles Times, Time Out, the Chicago Tribune, and the San Francisco Chronicle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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