Turnaround: A Story of Recovery

Boire

2025 · ★ 8

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Inuk Woman City Blues

Follows homeless, addicted and alienated Greenlandic women in Copenhagen, Denmark; includes fragments of Greenlandic culture.

Toxification

2020

India's prosperous Green Revolution was led by Punjab, a state in northern India famous for its lush rice fields and wet, fertile soil. But as farmers are conned into buying more and more pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers that they don't need, which demand often ten times more water, the water table is sinking at an alarming rate. Punjab's water has been poisoned by the chemicals, and the farmers poison their bodies with opium, helping them to work longer and harder. Loans from a middleman are taken out, with extortionate interest rates that are impossible to pay back. As a result, hundreds of Punjabi families are left without a father, husband or son as more and more farmers cave in under the pressure and drink their own chemicals to end their lives.

Corkscrew

1971 · ★ 9

The final stages of alcohol addiction are juxtaposed with the official attitude of Polish authorities towards the success of the ever-growing national alcohol industry.

For I Know My Weakness

2012

In this gritty Amsterdam Docs Festival road movie, a filmmaker helps an alcoholic panhandler reunite with the kids she had abandoned, but in a relentless search for her redemption, he uncovers a terrible secret – the mother of all human nightmares.

My Best - Every Saint has a past

2017

George Best is one of the greatest footballers to have played the beautiful game. His tragic death at the hands of alcohol left many issues unresolved within his family, none more so than with his only child Calum. Mirroring his father's lifestyle, Calum has gone down a path that has left him lost, without direction. On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Calum decides to embark down a new road to discover the real George Best. Calum believes that by going through this process he will learn what really made his father tick, and in so doing discover who he really is as his father's son.

Jim Morrison: The End

2021 · ★ 7.4

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, in the apartment of his girlfriend Pamela Courson. The chronicle of the last months of the life of the poet, singer and charismatic leader of the American band The Doors, one of the most influential in the history of rock.

Portraits deutscher Alkoholiker

2011 · ★ 4

The people at the centre of this film are lawyers, civil servants, housewives, managing directors and mothers. They are also alcoholics. In her documentary, Carolin Schmitz explores the protagonists’ stories and their strategies for survival: the little tricks they employ in order to try and get through their daily lives – lives which become increasingly difficult to manage the stronger the addiction becomes. Their fear of losing control and being exposed as a drinker create their need to conform, but the protagonists can only cope with this pressure by increasing their alcohol intake.

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

2010 · ★ 7.1

The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.

Be Here to Love Me

2004 · ★ 7.2

Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of Townes Van Zandt.

The Night Dad Brought Us Home

2017 · ★ 5

A personal film by Steffan Strandberg about his adolescence with an alcoholic mother.

Now You're Talking!

1991

Parents and Kids Talk Straight About Alcohol and Other Drugs. Does your family have trouble talking when it comes to a tough issue like alcohol and other drugs? Are you afraid to say what you really think? Clear communication is key to preventing alcohol and other drug abuse. This innovative program is designed to help your family talk straight about this critical issue. You’ll see real-life situations involving drinking or other drug use. Watch these scenes and see how parents and kids often react when faced with decisions about alcohol or other drugs. Then use the accompanying guide to discuss your feelings about what you’ve just seen. How would you respond in similar situations?