
Smokescreen

Cortina de Fumaça
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"Smoke Screen" raises the issue of drug policies in force worldwide, paying attention to their social and political consequences in countries such as Brazil, particularly in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Through national and international interviews with physicians, researchers, leaders, policemen and representatives of civil movements, journalist Rodrigo Mac Niven introduces a new vision of the early 21st century that breaks the silence and questions the prohibitionist speech.
Release Date
2011-10-28
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8
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4.0 startsTagline
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