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Heaven Knows What Tuesday, Sky Premiere HD, 10pm

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THIS RAW, DOCUMENTAR­Y-STYLE tale of junkies and hustlers on New York’s Upper West Side is tough to watch, yet there is something horribly mesmerisin­g about indie filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie’s work. This is due to a spellbindi­ng performanc­e from Arielle Holmes, the one-time homeless heroin addict on whose memoir,

Mad Love in New York City, the film is based. Holmes’s co-star, Caleb Landry Jones, hits a new low in on-screen scumbagger­y as her repellent boyfriend, Ilya. 2014,18, 95MIN

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ARIELLE AND CALEB WERE OFTEN ASLEEP ON THE JOB

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