THEME EXPLORATION

heroin trafficking

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
China White
China White
1989 · Ronny Yu
Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale
1973 · Teruo Ishii
Taken Heart
Taken Heart
2017 · Steven R. Monroe
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
2013 · Steve McQueen
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
French White Cargo
French White Cargo
1937 · Robert Siodmak
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Passenger
The Passenger
1975 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Chiyari Fuji
Chiyari Fuji
1955 · Tomu Uchida
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 · Antonio Margheriti
Rambo: Last Blood
Rambo: Last Blood
2019 · Adrian Grünberg
Symphonie pour un massacre
Symphonie pour un massacre
1963 · Claude Sautet
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Safe
Safe
2012 · Boaz Yakin
The Chaser
The Chaser
2008 · Na Hong-jin
Snitch
Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
Broker
Broker
2022 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Police Story 3: Super Cop
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
1980 · Louis Malle
Amazon Jail
Amazon Jail
1982 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His film 'Requiem for a Dream' provides a visceral, unflinching portrayal of heroin addiction and its devastating psychological and physical consequences.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

His documentary-style film 'Drugstore Cowboy' authentically explores heroin addiction and the lives of drug users in the Pacific Northwest.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His film 'Flowers of Shanghai' and other works subtly examine addiction and the drug trade within the context of colonial and modern Asian cinema.