8º – Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993)
Simple in its proposal, the plot exposes the figures of two young men in their erratic journeys around the world. We will destroy the way men treat the social apparatus, repelling any form of common exchange with other individuals. ‘Naked’ is a nihilistic hymn about individuals incapable of obtaining pleasure in their onslaughts in the world, and, when they reach specters of this, it is only possible by harming other people. Despite bringing two characters with similar characteristics, the focus of the story will always be on the so-called Johnny, and it is he who makes the film have its place in this list.
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