The Center of the World

Wayne Wang gives us a tech-bubble romance set mostly in a hotel room. A despondent Silicon Valley entrepreneur pays a dancer ten grand for a long weekend in Vegas. It’s a very 2001 version of how the other half lives, give or take.

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The Center of the World was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 88 minutes.