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The Hottest State (2006)

The Hottest State poster
Directed by
Ethan Hawke
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young actor in New York City falls into an intense but troubled relationship with a singer. The film follows their emotional highs and lows as they navigate love and ambition.

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What happens

The Hottest State is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Ethan Hawke, based on his 1996 novel of the same name. The film debuted at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006, and received a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 24, 2007. It ran for five weeks in theaters and grossed $137,341 internationally. The film was subsequently issued on DVD in December 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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