
STRAW(2025)
What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.


“Addiction is an industry.”
Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.

Gary Oldman
Dr. Tyrone Brower

Armie Hammer
Jake Kelly

Evangeline Lilly
Claire Reimann

Greg Kinnear
Dean Talbot

Michelle Rodriguez
Supervisor Garrett

Luke Evans
Dr. Bill Simons

Lily-Rose Depp
Emmie Kelly

Guy Nadon
Mother

Veronica Ferres
Dr. Meg Holmes

Kid Cudi
Ben Walker
Crisis is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of drug smuggling, drug addiction, melancholy, undercover operation, angry, aggressive. Directed by Nicholas Jarecki, it stars Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly. Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
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