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Stroke

Director in Person
Directed by Rob Nilsson.
With Edwin Johnson, Teddy Weiler, Omewene.
US, 2000, digital video, black & white, 97 min.

"Nilsson still swims against all commercial tides... this punishingly real look at the homeless and hopeless merits attention... Stroke is a riveting drama about individuals clinging to life's bottom rungs." - Variety

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