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for mature thematic material involving drugs and sexuality, and some strong language.
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Based on Jonathan Larson's award-winning Broadway musical, "Rent" chronicles a group of New York village artists struggling with identity and artistic integrity in an HIV-positive world. Roommates Roger and Mark, a songwriter-recovering addict and a guerrilla filmmaker, respectively, must find a way to pay their former roommate-turned-landlord when he decides to reneg on his promise to provide them rent-free living.
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The musical originally was optioned for the screen by Miramax Films, which at one point explored the possibility of making the film with Spike Lee in the director's chair.
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