HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT
NAME OF FILM: HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT
DIRECTOR(S): Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie
STARRING: Ron Braunstein, Eleonore Hendricks, Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Yuri Pleskun
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Harley and Ilya, homeless heroin addicts on the Upper West Side of New York City, break up at the beginning of the Safdie brothers’ new drama. That breakup leads to a destructive downward spiral for Harley. Rather than attempt to provide explanations for how the characters got into their situations, the film strives to understand the situation before them. Based on a true story the filmmakers discovered while working on another film.
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