Narcopolis (2015)

Directed by

Justin Trefgarne

Genre

dystopian film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

MA15+

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a version of 2024 where all drugs are legal in the UK, a police officer gets fixated on a case involving a new experimental drug from a big pharmaceutical company. He follows clues in a divided society.

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What happens

Narcopolis is a 2015 British science fiction thriller film written and directed by Justin Trefgarne. The film is set in 2024 after all drugs have been legalised in the United Kingdom. Elliot Cowan stars as a police officer who becomes obsessed with solving a case that involves an experimental new drug developed by the largest pharmaceutical company. Narcopolis premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19 June 2015 and was released in the UK on 25 September 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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