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Victims of Opium

Victims of Opium poster
Directed by
Zhang Shichuan
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
40 min

How it feels

A Chinese silent drama from 1916 about the destructive effects of opium addiction. The film follows a family torn apart by one member's dependence on the drug.

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What happens

Victims of Opium (xinès simplificat: 黑籍冤魂) Pel·lícula muda xinesa del 1916. Produïda per Huanxian Films i dirigida per Zhang Shichuan i Guan Haifeng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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