Methadonia
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Methadonia

5.1 / 10 2005 1h 27mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

Shot over the course of 18 months in New York City's Lower East Side, METHADONIA sheds light on the inherent flaws of legal methadone treatments for heroin addiction by profiling eight addicts, in various stages of recovery and relapse, who attend the New York Center for Addiction Treatment Services (NYCATS).

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michel Negroponte's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Methadonia is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker