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The Heroin Highway is unusual in its portrayal of the police of the People's Republic of China, who are routinely excoriated for their human rights abuses, as heroes for combating the international drug trade. Relying on video footage purportedly obtained from so-called secret files of the Chinese police, the crusade against drug smuggling in Southeast Asia is portrayed as an endless succession of stakeouts, raids on remote villages, searches of vehicles and travelers, and shootouts with alleged smugglers. The video clips are interesting, but they're not presented in a terribly coherent context. We're shown dejected prisoners in a decrepit Chinese jail who are, the narration notes, about to be executed. Yet there is no discussion of the Chinese legal system, and the narration unquestioningly refers to the Chinese police as "brave centurions." And, of course, questions can be raised about the provenance of the video clips: if the Chinese authorities shot the footage, then one can't help but ask if the events portrayed are at least partly staged for the camera. Some of the footage, such as a jumpy clip of Chinese police shooting wildly at a speeding truck, are vivid, but ultimately this is a collection of disjointed clips rather than a credible documentary. --Robert J. McNamara
| ACTORS: | Heroin Highway |
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Ei Independent Cinema |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Documentary |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 612385503535 |