The Basketball Diaries
The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.
DramaCrimenew york citysportsheroinaddictionbasketballfriendsbased on memoir or autobiographydrugs1960sschool suspensiongay themeteenager
A harrowing descent into heroin addiction told through the intimate perspective of a talented teenager, balancing the loss of innocence with artistic awakening.
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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