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Leaving April 30 • 18m

Directed by J. T. Takagi • 1984 • United States

Four neighbors form an uneasy alliance after a case worker from family court is accidentally killed in their building. With a gutsy sense of humor, this satiric comedy captures the chaos and cultural diversity of New York’s Lower East Side.

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