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The Cool World
The Cool World
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THE COOL WORLD

Directed by Shirley Clarke
United States, 1963
Drama, Crime

Synopsis

A powerful and stark semi-documentary look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.

Synopsis

A powerful and stark semi-documentary look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.