Nine minutes. One man. The legal high that's eating Britain alive.
After a tragic series of events in his life, Rob discovers the over-the-counter drug known as codeine. The effects of the pill are so strong and addictive, that soon, Rob becomes dependant and consumes them daily. But the less he feels the more he misses, as his life degrades into a deep, dangerous, oblivion of bliss.
Acting
Rob's unscripted vulnerability feels almost too real to watch.
Direction
Hargreaves lets silence do the screaming.
Director
James Hargreaves
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Codeine addiction quietly devastated working-class queer communities in 2010s Britain, rarely discussed in mainstream media.
Director Hargreaves met Rob at a harm reduction clinic and filmed over six months without a script.
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