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UNITED STATES · 1945
The Lost Weekend
Synopsis
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
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United States · Classical Hollywood
Films with Similar Themes
alcoholism · addiction and withdrawal · self-destruction · mental health crisis · redemption
