Deals with Thailand’s part in the “Golden Triangle” which originates about half the world’s illicit opium supply. Here a joint UN-Thai Government project is attempting to provide alternative cash crops for the hill tribes who earn what little money they have from the cultivation of the opium poppy.
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ACMI Identifier
007442
Language
English
Subject categories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Thailand - Social conditions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug addiction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Opium habit
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)