Heaven Knows What (2014)
- Directed by
- Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 195 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
A young homeless heroin addict navigates the streets of New York City. The film follows her volatile relationship with her boyfriend and her daily struggle to survive addiction.
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What happens
Heaven Knows What is a 2014 psychological drama film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written by Joshua Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. It was based on the then-unpublished book Mad Love in New York City by Arielle Holmes. Starring Holmes, Buddy Duress and Caleb Landry Jones, it follows a homeless young group of heroin addicts in the streets of New York City. Heaven Knows What had world premiere in the Horizons section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 29, 2015, by Radius-TWC. The film received positive reviews from critics. The film is dedicated to Ilya Leontyev (portrayed by Jones), Holmes' former boyfriend who was found dead after a drug overdose in Central Park in April 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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