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Dopesick (2021)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social, anime, spectacular, medical drama, weird
Plot:
addiction, medical, sick, crime investigation, drug, drug addiction, crisis, health, lawyer, opium, investigation, conspiracy, corporation, corporate crime, politics, illness, physician, president, mental illness, legal, news, political conspiracy, high school, sister, courtroom ...
Time:
2020s, 90s, 80s, 2000s, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century ...
Place:
america, virginia, usa, united states of america
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Duration: 60 min.
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Duration: 60 min.
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Country: Singapore
Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Country: Australia
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
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Duration: 50 min.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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