The Heroin Wars

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1996

Documentary

45 minutes

Summary

History of the narcotics trade in Burma and the War on Drugs. In 1964, director Adrian Cowell and cameraman Chris Menges went to mountainous eastern Burma to film the Shan revolutionary forces fighting a bloody civil war against the military dictatorship. The impoverished Shans had only one way to finance the war: opium. Cowell has returned several times over the last 30 years to record the ongoing civil war and the burgeoning opium trade. The first and last episodes are produced in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE.

Episodes

Total of 3 episodes.

Miniseries3 Episodes

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StatusEnded at: July 20, 1996
1996-1996
28 years ago

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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