Poppy Crash

(La raya)
Andalusia K. Soloff | Documentary

2023 | 27 minutes | Mexico

This intimate portrait of rural life diverts the lens from mass death caused by fentanyl overdoses and encourages viewers to reflect on the impact of global drug policies on those who slice poppy flowers just to survive.

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Radiant red poppies fill the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, and the sale of their opium paste allows families to send children to school, build homes, and put food on the table.

Poppy Crash examines this largely indigenous farmers’ dependence on a volatile heroin market. When illicit crop cultivation is reduced, farmers migrate, join criminal groups or try to get by harvesting corn.

This intimate portrait of rural life diverts the lens from mass death caused by fentanyl overdoses and encourages viewers to reflect on the impact of global drug policies on those who slice poppy flowers just to survive.

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Festivals

LASA - Award of Merit In Film; FECIMU Festival - Best International Documentary Short Film; Short Film Mexico International Film Festival - Best Documentary; MX MICMX International Film Festival - Best Documentary Short Film; The Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival - Best Documentary Short Film; Zanate Festival - Honorable Mention Short Film; Lessinia Film Festival - Honorable Mention Short Film; Against the Silence: Our Voices Festival - Honorable Mention

DIRECTOR: Andalusia K. Soloff

NATIONALITY: Mexico

YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish; Indigenous languages; Other languages

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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