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This Is the Life (2008)

Name: This Is the Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008
Duration: 97 min

Directed by Ava DuVernay · 1 h 37 min

Year: 2008
Running time: 1 h 37 min
Countries: United States
Languages: English

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About the film

This Is the Life is a 2008 documentary film directed by Ava DuVernay, which chronicles the alternative hip hop movement that flourished in 1990s Los Angeles and its legendary center, the Good Life Cafe.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The record

Title	This Is the Life
Year	2008
Directed by	Ava DuVernay
Runs	1 h 37 min
IMDb	tt1178658
Wikidata	Q7786049

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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