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Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord

2021 · 96 min

A breezy, chatty true-crime doc that makes a teenage cyber kingpin's rise feel oddly cheerful and easy to follow.

Overview
Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the series "How to Sell Drugs Online."

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  • Netflix
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • technology
  • ambition
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Directed by
Michael Schmitt, Eva Müller
Written by
Eva Müller
Starring
Maximilian Schmidt
Cinematography
Nicolai Mehring
Runtime
96 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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