Dope Sick Love

(2005)

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Synopsis

This startlingly candid verité documentary follows two drug-addicted couples as they eke out a bare-bones existence on the streets of New York City, desperately trying to score cash to pay for their next fix. Catapulting viewers deep inside the extreme existence of these four young addicts – Matt & Tracy and Sebastian & Michelle – the 93-minute film is an unflinching experiential journey, following the couples into apartment buildings, where they shoot up in the corridors and elevators; into public toilets to smoke or inject crack; and onto the mean streets, where they brawl, hustle and prostitute – all the while trying to maintain what’s left of their relationships. The result, executive produced by Emmy-winning documentary pioneer Jon Alpert, is a graphic, captivating examination of the human need for love and escape – and the virtual impossibility of finding anything more than temporary relief through drugs.

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