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Directed by Hal Hartley

Ambition

8m 59s

Directed by Hal Hartley • 1991 • United States
Starring George Feaster, Hannah Sullivan, Rick Groel

Hal Hartley chronicles a day in the life of a young artist who longs for professional success and the attention of beautiful women, but who encounters only frustration and violence.

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