The Center of the World (2001)
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 18+
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 89 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A wealthy young man pays a stripper ten thousand dollars to spend three days with him in Las Vegas. They have an awkward and emotionally charged time together exploring the limits of their arrangement.
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What happens
The Center of the World is a 2001 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and shot on digital video. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper (Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for three days for US$10,000. The film was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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