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Pani; Women, drugs and Kathmandu.

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The majority of Nepali female drug users are condemned to a life of poverty, suffer abuse by drug dealers, corrupt police officers and even male NGOs workers. They endure discrimination and social rejection, lots of them end up trying to make a living as a sex workers, and have to rely only on themselves and mutual support in order to survive.Female drug addiction is an extreme taboo in Nepal, but a group of brave women will reveal their struggle to eradicate it, specially a cheap and dangerous drug called 'Pani', a cocktail of opioids which users inject in their veins.Some manage to complete the hard journey of rehabilitation while others stay behind. ​This film provides unprecedented and rare access to these hidden lives, resulting in an moving and intimate portrait of the harsh reality of female addiction and prostitution in their homes, the streets where they try to survive, and one of the few female rehab centres in Nepal.

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01:27:00
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Directors: Raul Gallego Abellan
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Producers: Raul Gallego Abellan
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Student project: No
Completion date: 04/30/2017
Shooting format: HDV
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Film color: Color
First-time filmmaker: No

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