Raw Opium Feature Film presskit (PDF)

Raw Opium 2-part television series presskit (PDF)

 

 

Destroying Opium
Enforcement officials in Tajikistan incinerate opium, heroine, and other narcotics seized throughout the country.

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Portuguese Street Workers
In Portugal, where drug use has been de-criminalized for 10 years, street workers, like Ana Maria Rocha Correia and Rui Reis pictured here, offer support to users.

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Poppy Farmer
A poppy farmer in northern India demonstrates how he and his family smoke the opium they harvest.

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Derek Thomas
Derek Thomas, a user from Vancouver, tells his story of addiction and the struggle towards recovery.

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Tank in Poppy Field -- A tank drives through a field of opium poppies.

PANJWAI, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 14: (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Collecting Raw Opium  -- An Afghani farmer scrapes the raw opium resin off a poppy plant.

THAILAND - MARCH 01: (Photo by Steven L. Raymer/National Geographic/Getty Images)

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Farmer and Soldier --  An Afghani opium farmer confronts a soldier.

LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 24:  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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THE OFFICIAL RAW OPIUM MOVIE POSTER:

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Kensington Communications Inc.

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CREATING RAW OPIUM:

Peter Findlay, Director

At work on Raw Opium: Pain, Pleasure, Profits.
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Robert Lang, Executive Producer 

 

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TVO

TVO's Doc Studio produced this video in which you can hear the experts' and audience's impressions after Raw Opium's first screening.