En Harry i la seva mare tenen somnis molt diferents: ella està permanentment a dieta esperant el dia en què podrà participar al seu concurs televisiu preferit; l’ambició d’en Harry i la seva xicota Marion és fer-se rics venent droga i utilitzar els guanys per obrir un negoci propi, però mai tenen prou diners per fer-ho. Tot i així, en Harry i la Marion no es resignen i faran l’inimaginable per aconseguir la vida que anhelen.
Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) és un antic marine, ara empresonat, al qual un agent (Laurence Fishburne) de la DEA -Agència antidroga nord-americana- fa una oferta: podrà obtenir la llibertat si es fa passar per Bobby Z, un capo de la droga recentment mort. Les coses no surten com estaven previstes, i Kearney haurà de fugir amb el fill de Bobby Z, un xaval de 12 anys.
Marsella, 1975. Pierre Michel, un jove magistrat amb esposa i fills, acaba de ser transferit per ajudar en la lluita contra el crim organitzat. Decideix atacar la French Connection, una operació de la màfia que exporta heroïna a tothom. Sense escoltar les advertències, Pierre lidera una croada contra Gaëtan Zampa, el padrí més intocable. Però aviat entendrà que per obtenir resultats, haurà de canviar els seus mètodes.
Set in the 1980s, a husband and wife, both detectives, infiltrate a massive criminal organization responsible for the illegal drug trade between Korea, China, and Japan.
An exclusive insight into the work and recruitment of the special units of the Belgian Federal Police. Through testimonies and reconstructions, 'Under the Radar' also takes a closer look at a number of striking operations from the past.
Traffik is a 1989 British television serial about the illegal drugs trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. It was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, winning three. It also won an International Emmy Award for best drama. The 2000 crime drama film Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, was based on this television serial. In turn, the 2004 American television miniseries Traffic was based on both versions.
A visceral, rarely-seen look into the personal stories of those most affected by ongoing national emergencies.
Howard Marks was Britain’s most notorious drug smuggler - until his luck ran out. Told by his inner circle and the cops on their tail, was he really ‘Mr Nice’?
History of the narcotics trade in Burma and the War on Drugs. In 1964, director Adrian Cowell and cameraman Chris Menges went to mountainous eastern Burma to film the Shan revolutionary forces fighting a bloody civil war against the military dictatorship. The impoverished Shans had only one way to finance the war: opium. Cowell has returned several times over the last 30 years to record the ongoing civil war and the burgeoning opium trade. The first and last episodes are produced in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE.
Follow an unlikely group of British customs employees sent undercover to infiltrate some of the country's most dangerous criminal drug gangs.
