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Meth Storm

2017 · 96 min

A grim, clear-eyed look at lives ground down by addiction and poverty, leaving you heavy and unsettled long after.

Overview
As police and DEA agents battle sophisticated cartels, rural, economically-disadvantaged users and dealers–whose addiction to ICE and lack of job opportunities have landed them in an endless cycle of poverty and incarceration–are caught in the middle.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • politics
  • crime
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Craig Renaud, Brent Renaud
Music
Amman Abbasi
Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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