Overdose
Drama
Paco, the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country, becomes addicted to heroin.
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A stark, unflinching look at the devastating grip of addiction on youth. It's a raw, often bleak portrayal of lost innocence and the harsh realities of life in a specific time and place, feeling both personal and socially resonant.
grittybleakharrowingrawsteadysocial realism70s/80s European cinemanaturalisticaddictionloss of innocencesocial decayfriendship
friendshipadolescenceoverdoseprostitutiondrugsheroin addictionsocial issuesbilbao
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