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Downtown '81

Downtown '81

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.

Release DateJuly 13, 2001
StatusReleased
Original TitleDowntown '81
Runtime1h 12min
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LanguageMandarin, English, Japanese, Spanish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesNew York Beat Films