The Heroin Wars (1996)

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.

Released July 6, 1996 153 min Episode 51 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.war-on-drugs, tmdb.opium, tmdb.drug-trade, tmdb.drugs, tmdb.narcotics

Production Companies: Carlton UK Productions

Network: Channel 4

Country: United Kingdom
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English