Raw Opium

Raw Opium

2011
1h 23m
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"Pain Pleasure Profits"

Overview

The raw material for heroin, opium is a substance with tremendous power to both ease pain and destroy lives as it fuels a vast illegal trade larger than the economies of many nations. Raw Opium travels the world to profile diverse players in the opium game: an opium master in southeast Asia, a UN drug enforcement officer on the Afghan border, a former Indian government Drug Czar, and two people who confront the reality of drug addiction on a daily basis: a Portuguese street worker and a crusading Vancouver doctor. The film reveals how a beautiful flower plays a pivotal role – not just in the lives of those who grow, manufacture and use it – but also in the increasingly tense sphere of international relations. In the process, Raw Opium challenges assumptions about addiction and the War on Drugs.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kensington Communications
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 7, 2011
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1870507
Website Visit Site

Cast

John Ralston
John Ralston

Self - Narrator

Misha Glenny
Misha Glenny

Self

Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté

Self

Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer

Self

Key Crew

Peter Findlay
Director
Robert Lang
Producer
Robert Lang
Writer
Peter Findlay
Writer

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