Three teens get into the drug business when they discover two pounds of uncut heroin in a briefcase that was lost during a botched drug bust.
Stefan es un estudiante alemán que llega en auto-stop a París, donde conoce a Estelle, una chica norteamericana de la que acaba enamorándose. Un buen día, Estelle deja París y Stefan la sigue hasta la isla de Ibiza, donde descubre que está relacionada con un individuo que parece dirigir su vida. Ambos se verán pronto inmersos en el mundo de la droga. (FILMAFFINITY)
This film points out the risks of being a heroin addict. Explains that addicts cannot be identified solely with one particular socio-economic level and cannot always be detected by appearance. Addicts and ex-addicts describe the first and subsequent drugs they used.
La historia de cuatro sucesivas generaciones de una familia judía de origen ruso, con un gran talento musical, corre paralela a la propia historia de los Estados Unidos. Zalmie, Benny, Tonny y Pete, cruzan sus propios sueños con las dos guerras mundiales y la historia de la música durante el transcurso del siglo XX.
Bilbao, años 80. Un Comandante de la Guardia Civil descubre que su hijo Paco de 17 años, que espera que ingrese en la Academia Militar, es heroinómano. Urko, el mejor amigo de Paco e hijo de un dirigente abertzale, también es heroinómano. En un momento dado, Paco huye de casa llevándose una pistola de su padre. Mientras el Comandante inicia la búsqueda de su hijo acompañado del padre de Urko, empieza a descubrir un mundo desconocido y poco a poco se producen en él importantes cambios.
Naturalistic and almost documentary account of the heroin addicts in Belgrade, in the form of a sad life story of young girl and her wasted life.
Junior Rios started using heroin when he was 15. At age 29, Junior is a father of three. To support his $200-a-day heroin habit, he scours the rooftops of the South Bronx for materials he can sell. When he's finally caught, he enters an aggressive rehab program. Meanwhile, his ex has moved on, and is trying to make a better life for herself and their children.
This documentary by Leo Regan follows the life of his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he becomes part of the hard drug scene through researching it for his book ("Charlie Says: Don't Get High On Your Own Supply"). It shows Lanre as he becomes a character in his own book through his heroin addiction.
This documentary, set in the Lower East End of Vancouver's downtown core, is a pretty honest account of life on the streets in urban Canada. It is aimed at educating high school kids on the dangers of addiction to hard drugs and is the brainchild of a group of city police officers who videotape their interactions with local homeless personalities.
The film follows a simple structure, and shows the drug-related degradation of five youths (Jake, Tracey, Jessica, Alice, Oreo) during the course of three years. The film depicts drug-related crimes and diseases: prostitution, male prostitution, AIDS, and lethal overdoses.
Harry (Jared Leto) vive con su atormentada madre Sara (Ellen Burstyn), y mientras él sueña con una vida mejor, ella está permanentemente a dieta para el día que pueda cumplir su mayor ilusión; aparecer en su concurso televisivo preferido. La ambición de Harry y su novia Marion (Jennifer Connelly) es hacerse ricos vendiendo droga con su amigo Tyrone (Marlon Wayans), y utilizar las ganancias para abrir un negocio propio, pero nunca llega el dinero suficiente para iniciar su plan. A pesas de todo, Harry y Marion no se resignan a vivir una existencia que consideran despreciable, por lo que harán lo impensable para conseguir la vida que anhelan.
Leo Regan follows his friend, photographer Lanre Fehintola, as he tries to go cold turkey (detox) from heroin in his council flat and without medication.
A movie director does a new film against heroin consumption, and the producers are heroin dealers.
Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin Polanco at the Ibogaine Association, a clinic in Rosarito, Mexico. In Gabon, where use of the iboga root is traditional, a Babongo woman's tribe uses the plant to help her recover from a depressive malaise. Director Benjamin De Loenen interviews people formerly addicted to heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, who share their perspectives about ibogaine treatment.
The story of six young people addicted to heroin in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Two heroin-addicted couples lead hard and stressful lives on the streets of New York.
In this chilling documentary about the power of addiction, three friends take their fourth longtime pal Bryant "HairKutt" Johnson to a remote cabin in the Tennessee woods, hoping to force him to kick his heroin habit. The group must cut short their trip when HairKutt's body begins to fail without the drug, and after rushing him to a hospital, the friends are dismayed to find that he quickly returns to his old ways.
Dave is a stockbroker with an expensive heroin habit. Even though he earns thousands of dollars per week, it never seems to be enough for him and his girlfriend. His mother is emotionally exhausted. Dave learns that ibogaine, the extract of a West African tree root, has the power to stop addiction without withdrawal symptoms. He knows that the heroin is killing him. He's miserable and he wants to stop. Is this what he needs to kick the habit?
On October 12th, 1978, New York Police discovered the lifeless body of a young woman, slumped under the bathroom sink in a hotel room. She was Nancy Spungen, an ex-prostitute, sometimes stripper, heroin addict, and girlfriend of Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious.