Fix: The Story of an Addicted City (2002)

overview : Dean Wilson may be Canada’s most powerful junkie. He shoots heroin in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside and strategizes with federal health policy advisors. He is the president of a network of street-level drug users demanding that Vancouver open North America’s first safe injection site – the most controversial step of a daring new drug strategy. Users, residents, activists and police clash while Dean struggles to shake his addiction and discovers an unlikely ally in Vancouver’s conservative mayor.

Release Date : Sep 10, 2002

Runtime : 1h 32m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Téléfilm Canada

Countries : Canada

Keywords : woman director