Dosed (2019)
Life is full of choices.
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 1H 22M
Director : Tyler Chandler
Sinopse
The documentary follows one woman's quest to overcome anxiety, depression, and opioid addiction through the use of psychedelic medicines.
Uma jornada selvagem ao obscuro submundo das drogas de Edimburgo, onde Mark Renton tenta largar a heroína. Ele e os seus amigos mergulham no vício para fugir das banalidades da existência mas logo começam a sentir as consequências do seu vício e a descobrir que não existem soluções fáceis para a solidão e a dor da vida. Sem moralismos e falsas mensagens, o filme acompanha a rotina alucinante dos jovens e traça um retrato da geração desesperançada dos anos 90.
Daniel (30), um jornalista bem sucedido da televisão que vive a vida intensamente, cai em uma depressão profunda. Sua vida aparentemente perfeita de repente desmorona quando os ataques de pânico forçam ele a lidar consigo mesmo e seu passado. Medo, paranóia e desespero parecem levar a melhor sobre ele, as pessoas ao seu redor ficam impotentes.
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