The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Rating: NR

Studio: Miramax

Release date: 2008

Synopsis:

Focuses on a sexually frustrated, overweight youth who attends Rutgers U. and fantasizes about beautiful women. Woven into his quest to find love is a family history that goes back to the Dominican Republic and includes love, violence and a curse.

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