# Explicit Ills

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{{Infobox film
| name =Explicit Ills
| image = Explicit Ills.jpg
| director = [Mark Webber](/source/Mark_Webber_(actor))
| writer = Mark Webber
| producer = [Gary Adelman](/source/Gary_Adelman)
| starring = [Francisco Burgos](/source/Francisco_Burgos) <br>[Paul Dano](/source/Paul_Dano)<br> [Rosario Dawson](/source/Rosario_Dawson) <br>[Naomie Harris](/source/Naomie_Harris)<br> [Lou Taylor Pucci](/source/Lou_Taylor_Pucci) <br>[Frankie Shaw](/source/Frankie_Shaw)
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|2008|03||SXSW|ref1=<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/03/10/sxsw-08-explicit-ills-review</ref>|2009|03|06|United States}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
'''''Explicit Ills''''' is a 2008 [American](/source/United_States) film, written and directed by [Mark Webber](/source/Mark_Webber_(actor)) in his directorial debut. The film features four [interconnected](/source/interconnected) stories taking place in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) involving subject matter such as poverty, drugs, and the possibility of love.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/explicit-ills-125698|title=Explicit Ills|date=March 27, 2008|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/explicit-ills/|title=Review: Explicit Ills|first=Nick|last=Schager|website=[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine) |date=5 March 2009 }}</ref>

The film won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and the Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the [SXSW Film Festival](/source/SXSW_Film_Festival).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2008-03-14/602184/|title=SXSW Film|work=www.austinchronicle.com|accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [Francisco Burgos](/source/Francisco_Burgos) as Babo
* [Paul Dano](/source/Paul_Dano) as Rocco
* [Rosario Dawson](/source/Rosario_Dawson) as Babo's Mother
* [Naomie Harris](/source/Naomie_Harris) as Jill
* [Lou Taylor Pucci](/source/Lou_Taylor_Pucci) as Jacob
* [Frankie Shaw](/source/Frankie_Shaw) as Michelle
* [Tariq Trotter](/source/Tariq_Trotter) as Kaleef
* Martin Cepeda as Demetri
* [Cheri Honkala](/source/Cheri_Honkala) as March organizer
* Tim Dowlin as March Organizer

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Rotten-tomatoes|id=explicit_ills|title=Explicit Ills}}
* {{IMDb title|id=1095001|title=Explicit Ills}}
* {{Metacritic film}}

Category:2008 films
Category:2008 drama films
Category:American drama films
Category:2008 English-language films
Category:Films directed by Mark Webber
Category:2008 directorial debut films
Category:2008 American films
Category:English-language drama films

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