Basquiat
1996 · 1h 47m · Drama, History · United States of America · Rated R (US)
In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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Julian SchnabelStory by
Lech Majewski6.5Smart score
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1980sart documentaryartistbiographycelebrationdrug abusedrug addictiondrugseccentric artistexhibitfriendshipgraffitihomeless personnew lovenew york cityoverdoseprice of famestreet artstreet artistvernissage
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