1 option
Heroin wars. 2, Smack city / Bullfrog Films presents ; produced in association with WGBH/Frontline ; producer, Michael Kirk ; director, Adrian Cowell ; Carlton UK Television.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heroin.
- Heroin industry--China--Hong Kong.
- Heroin industry.
- Drug traffic--China--Hong Kong.
- Drug traffic.
- Drug control--China--Hong Kong.
- Drug control.
- Drug addiction.
- Drug abuse.
- History.
- China--Hong Kong.
- Drug traffic--Southeast Asia--Golden Triangle--History.
- Drug abuse--China--Hong Kong.
- Drug addiction--China--Hong Kong.
- Hong Kong (China)--Social conditions.
- Hong Kong (China).
- Hong Kong (China)--History--20th century conditions.
- Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)--History.
- Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia).
- Southeast Asia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (51 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Smack city
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, PA] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2014]
- Language Note:
- In English and Chinese with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Filmed over a 30 year period, this 3 part videoseries examines the burgeoning opium trade from Burma. This episode moves to Hong Kong, which has been the drug capital of South-East Asia for a century. In Hong Kong opium was sold under a government licence until the end of WWII when Britain enforced the UN treaty against narcotics. In the 1960's Hong Kong's suppliers and addicts switched from the relatively innocuous opium to the more addictive heroin because it was easier to smuggle and consume. This film follows the fortunes of one gang which controlled the selling of heroin on one street corner and also follows the Hong Kong police as they raid heroin factories and distribution centers in what appears to be a futile struggle.
- Participant:
- Commentary by Adrian Cowell.
- Credits:
- Camera, Chris Menges, Ned Johnston, George L.Y. Chang ; editors, Terry Twigg, Brian Freemantle, Roger James.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- "Filmed over thirty years, 1965-1996."
- Originally produced by: Carlton UK Television, c1996.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 28, 2014).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-smack Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.