Year: 1985
Runtime: 95 mins
Language: English
Director: Lech Kowalski
Filmed in a gritty documentary style, the story follows Gringo, a young immigrant chasing the American dream in New York, only to become trapped by heroin addiction. Through his descent, the film paints a bleak portrait of personal desperation that mirrors the wider struggles of a fractured society.
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