Exit Through the Gift Shop

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Exit Through the Gift Shop (24-Jan-2010)

Director: Banksy

Keywords: Documentary

Banksy-created documentary details a French shopkeeper's attempts to locate the elusive graffiti art icon.

ABSTRACT
Billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie", Exit Through the Gift Shop follows eccentric French shopkeeper Thierry Guetta -- otherwise known as "Mr. Brainwash" -- as he endeavors to track down and form a personal connection with renegade street artist Banksy, running into a number of expected enigmatic quandaries along the way. Though Banksy himself has claimed the film to be a true-life documentary, numerous critics and observers have argued over its authenticity.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Banksy Artist c. 1977 Graffiti stenciler

Shepard Fairey Artist 15-Feb-1970 Andre the Giant Has A Posse

Rhys Ifans Actor 22-Jul-1968 Notting Hill

Jay Leno Talk Show Host 28-Apr-1950 The Tonight Show

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