
Light Sleeper (1992)
Release Year: 1992
Nation: United States of America
Alternative Title: Traficantes, Безсъние, O Dono da Noite, Posibilidad de escape, Nyhterines episkepseis, Tihi spavac, Könnyű altató, Lo spacciatore, Margines zycia, Perigo Incerto, Noćobdija, Чуткий сон
Director: Paul Schrader
Writer: Paul Schrader
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Carolco Pictures, Fine Line Features, Grain of Sand Productions, Live Entertainment, Seven Arts Pictures
Genre: Drama
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Keywords
Keywords: addict, drug dealer, existentialism, redemption, suicide
Story
John LeTour, a recovering drug user and dealer with upscale New York clients, struggles with insomnia and a midlife crisis. He reunites with an old flame while a series of drug-related murders plague the city. John's past begins to catch up with him, threatening his attempts at redemption.
Summary
Paul Schrader's 'Light Sleeper' (1992) is a gritty drama that explores themes of addiction, redemption, and existentialism through its protagonist, John LeTour, played by Willem Dafoe. The film delves into the seedy underbelly of New York City's drug scene, as John navigates his past while trying to move forward in life.