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Magic City Memoirs (2011)

Magic City Memoirs poster
Directed by
Aaron J. Salgado
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three lifelong friends from different backgrounds face the end of high school in Miami. Their reckless behavior threatens their graduation and their lives.

coming-of-agemelancholictensehopefulgrittyintrospectiveurban

What happens

Magic City Memoirs is a 2011 American coming of age drama film directed by Aaron J. Salgado, and stars Natalie Martinez, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Nestor Serrano, Julio Oscar Mechoso, J. R. Villarreal and Michael Cardelle. The film is based on the true stories from Salgado's adolescence. The film takes place in Miami, Florida, and follows the story of three lifelong friends, from very different backgrounds, who are on the verge of high school graduation who indulge in reckless behavior that finds them on the brink of either their graduation or their mortality. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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