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Young American Bodies (2006)

Young American Bodies poster
Directed by
Joe Swanberg
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 37 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
3.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series is about six people in their twenties in Chicago and their romantic relationships. Short episodes look at how their lives intersect in an honest way.

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What happens

Young American Bodies is an American web series, which originally premiered on Nerve.com and aired on IFC and at IFC.com in the United States until 2009. Considered to be the first Mumblecore television series, each short episode looks into the intersecting love lives of six twenty-somethings in Chicago and was known for its honest portrayal of sexuality. The series was produced and directed by Joe Swanberg and Kris Swanberg, and featured actors Greta Gerwig, Lynn Shelton and Karl Jacob. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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