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Heroin(e) (2017)

Heroin(e) poster
Directed by
Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
39 min
Rated
18
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 130 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three women in West Virginia who are on the front lines of the opioid crisis. They work as a fire chief, a judge, and a missionary to combat addiction and save lives in their community.

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What happens

Heroin(e) is a 2017 American short documentary film directed by Elaine McMillion Sheldon and produced by Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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