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MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY

Directed by Barry Jenkins
United States, 2008
Drama, Romance
  • 8888 minutes

Synopsis

In a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco, a one-night stand between two bohemians, Micah and Jo’, spins off into a woozy daylong affair. Their day is filled with tenderness, friction, and intellectual sparring as they explore their relationships with each other, the city, and their own Blackness.

Synopsis

In a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco, a one-night stand between two bohemians, Micah and Jo’, spins off into a woozy daylong affair. Their day is filled with tenderness, friction, and intellectual sparring as they explore their relationships with each other, the city, and their own Blackness.