Overdose

Overdose

1983 · 105 min · ES · 6.5 (41 votes)
Dir. Eloy de la Iglesia · Starring José Luis Manzano, José Manuel Cervino, Luis Iriondo, Javier García, Enrique San Francisco, Andrea Albani · Music Luis Iriondo · El pico - Colección
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.

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