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Synopsis: A FATEFUL HARVEST, A DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY VOICE OF AMERICA, UNRAVELS THE LAYERS OF AFGHANISTAN'S OPIUM DRUG TRADE. BOOK-ENDED WITH A TRANSACTION BETWEEN AN OPIUM POPPY FARMER AND A DRUG TRAFFICKER, THE FILM TAKES THE AUDIENCE INTO THE WORLD OF AFGHANISTAN, WHERE DRUGS ARE NOT ONLY BIG BUSINESS, BUT A WAY OF LIFE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY. VOA CAMERAS TRAVEL TO HELMOND, WHERE AN ERADICATION TAKES PLACE... LEAVING A FARMER'S FAMILY DEVASTATED. THE FILM VISITS BALKH PROVINCE WHERE CARPET WEAVERS USE OPIUM TO GET THROUGH DAILY LIFE STRUGGLES AND IN TURN OFTEN BECOME ADDICTED. AND WE'RE ON BOARD WITH THE AFGHAN POLICE AS THEY BUST A HEROIN PROCESSING LAB IN BADAHKSHAN. Director: Beth Mendelson Writer: Nathan Antila Length: 52 mins Premiere Status: European Premiere 
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