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Ecstasy

Never be afraid of love, everyone is looking for

2011 · 1h 39m Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by Rob Heydon

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Overview

ECSTASY is a dark romantic comedy, based on the controversial book, “Ecstasy”, by Irvine Welsh. “Ecstasy”, was translated into 20 languages and was a number one bestseller in over 20 countries. Mr. Welsh’s first book, “Trainspotting”, published in 1993, (and voted by Waterstone, Europe’s largest bookstore chain, as one of the Ten Best Books of the Century), sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone, and has its own Cinematic Cinderella success story.

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15%
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Fresh

Ecstasy is to ecstasy what Trainspotting was to heroin. Different times, different drugs, but the Scotland-set story of addiction and redemption is pretty much the same.

Rob Salem, Toronto Star
Rotten

Not so much chemical romance as serious downer, it all seems so old.

Trevor Johnston, Time Out

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