The Heroin Busters

The Heroin Busters

Directed by Enzo G. Castellari

Produced by Cinemaster

197792 min6.3 / 10

A gritty 1970s crime thriller about an undercover cop infiltrating Rome's heroin trade, built on escalating tension, paranoia, and action sequences as his cover unravels.

Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton, is at his wits' end. Fed up to the back teeth with the local police force's incompetence, his only hope is to rely on one of his own men, Fabio, an officer so deep undercover that no-one but Hamilton knows who he really is. Even as Fabio gains the trust of cartel leader Gianni, however, the dealers are edging ever closer to the truth, and when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted as Fabio finds himself alone in a desperate fight to survive.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Heroin Busters scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Heroin Busters violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Heroin Busters easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Heroin Busters end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Heroin Busters sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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29/ 100

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