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Afyon - Oppio (1972)

Afyon - Oppio poster
Original title
Afyon oppio
Directed by
Ferdinando Baldi
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
18
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in the international opium trade. He faces dangerous criminals and corrupt officials while trying to survive.

grittytensecrime-riddenfast-pacedcynicalgloomyexplosivesuspenseful

What happens

The Sicilian Connection (Italian: Afyon oppio, also known as The Opium Connection) is a 1972 crime film directed and co-written by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi and Jess Hahn. An Italian and French co-production, it is usually categorized as part of the poliziottesco trend of the 1970’s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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