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A bright-eyed and idealistic young writer named Johnny Daze comes to town prowling for something to write about. What he finds is a sinister back alley forbidden zone peopled by gays, artists, prostitutes, transvestites and virtually every kind of conceivable bad influence.
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A bright-eyed and idealistic young writer named Johnny Daze comes to town prowling for something to write about. What he finds is a sinister back alley forbidden zone peopled by gays, artists, prostitutes, transvestites and virtually every kind of conceivable bad influence.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Bashar Shbib, David Roche, Norma Jean Sanders, Ian Stephens, Michel Gagnon
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:ONF | NFB, Oneira Pictures International
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