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Crisis
2021
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
60/100
Every rating
41–78
out of 100
This thriller interweaves three stories connected by the opioid epidemic. A police officer uncovers a international fentanyl smuggling ring, a university professor fights to expose a major pharmaceutical company's corrupt practices, and a mother struggles with her son's addiction. Their separate journeys reveal the vast and devastating scope of the crisis from the streets to the boardrooms.
Details
- Director
- Nicholas Jarecki
- Writer
- Nicholas Jarecki
- Released
- 26 February 2021
- Country
- Belgium, Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.1M
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