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UNITED STATES · 1985

Mask

Peter Bogdanovich
New Hollywood physical disability mother-son relationship teenage identity social acceptance living authentically
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Synopsis

A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.

Year1985
CountryUnited States
DirectorPeter Bogdanovich
MovementNew Hollywood
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