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Film · 2014 · Drama

Whiplash

Name: Whiplash
Director: Damien Chazelle
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014

Directed by Damien Chazelle

2014

★ 8.0 editorial score

Shot in nineteen days on three million dollars, and cut like a thriller: a drummer, a teacher who throws chairs, and the question of what greatness costs.

Genre

Drama

Subject

Ambition Jazz Perfectionism Excellence

Setting

New York

Time

2014Depicts 2010s

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“Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows.”

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