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The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966 · 100 min

A sober, globe-trotting procedural that feels like a cautionary docudrama, mixing star cameos with a slow, earnest trudge through the drug trade.

Tagline: The story of another war more deadly...more destructive...against the world wide opium conspiracy.
Overview: A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, justice, corruption, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
justice
corruption
survival
power
Places: big city
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild