2020 | Mexico | Short

La Raya (Poppy Crash)

  • Spanish - 26 mins
  • Director | Andalusia Knoll Soloff
  • Writer | Jacobo Del Castillo, Andalusia K. Soloff
  • Producer | Andalusia K. Soloff

STATUS: Released

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As the opioid epidemic expanded across the United States, Mexican farmers abandoned their corn crops and replaced them with poppy flowers to meet the growing demand for heroin. In remote towns in Guerrero state, the mountainside turned red and poppy became king.

Farmer Crop Agriculture Economic Sustainability
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