Drugs: an Educational Ride Through the Year 2099
2019-02-26 · 32 min · ★ 9.0
Director Owain Hollett's debut film is a science fiction anti-humor satire about the United States' over-perspective drug and opioid crisis. Set in the year 2099, the pharmaceutical companies govern the world. They've forced drugs down every citizen's throats from birth, and now everyone is a customer. Only Owen2 can prevent this future from unfolding by sending a documentary about the future to the past. However, is this "future" that different form the present...?
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- Owain Hollett
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- Junkboy Productions
- Countries
- Canada
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- Released
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- USD 100
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