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In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.


“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.

Jeffrey Wright
Jean Michel Basquiat

Michael Wincott
Rene Ricard

Benicio del Toro
Benny Dalmau

Claire Forlani
Gina Cardinale

David Bowie
Andy Warhol

Dennis Hopper
Bruno Bischofberger

Gary Oldman
Albert Milo

Christopher Walken
The Interviewer

Willem Dafoe
The Electrician

Jean-Claude La Marre
Shenge
Basquiat is a drama, history film released in 1996 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, new love, homeless person, drug abuse, vernissage. Directed by Julian Schnabel, it stars Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio del Toro. 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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