🎬 Documentary

Cottonland

2006 53m Dir. Nance Ackerman

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In this feature-length documentary, photographer Nance Ackerman describes the havoc prescription painkiller OxyContin wreaked in the already weakened Cape Breton town of Glace Bay. The film guides us through a culture of economic and social depression where we encounter men and women at different stages of dependency. Demystifying the world of the addict while showing us the complex social nexus that led to such despair, Cottonland emphasizes the importance of a collective approach to tackling addiction.

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Year
2006
Runtime
53m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Nance Ackerman 👤 Eddie Buchanan
drug addiction woman director opioid use disorder

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Cottonland has a runtime of 53m ( and 53 minutes).
Cottonland was directed by Nance Ackerman and released in 2006.
Cottonland is a Documentary film (2006).
The cast of Cottonland includes Eddie Buchanan.

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