<P> The film depicts four different forms of drug addiction, which lead to the characters' imprisonment in a world of delusion and reckless desperation that is subsequently overtaken by reality, thus leaving them as hollow shells of their former selves . </P> <P> Requiem for a Dream was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics upon its U.S. release . Burstyn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance . </P> <P> During the summer in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, widow Sara Goldfarb spends her time watching electrifying infomercials . Meanwhile, her son Harry occasionally pawns her cherished television to fund the recreational drug use of his best friend Tyrone and his loving girlfriend Marion . </P> <P> After Sara receives a call that she has won a spot on a television game show, she becomes excited about attending it in her fancy red dress she used to wear with her husband . However, she is very disappointed to learn that she no longer fits into it . After failing a strict diet, an unscrupulous physician prescribes her a regimen of weight - loss amphetamines . She begins losing weight, while becoming manic . </P>

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