Afghanistan's Opium Trail | movie | 2007 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

Over 90% of the world's opium now comes from Afghanistan. In this shocking new film, we ride the drugs caravan, from cul | dG1fRHUyS0YycnMxSGM

Transcript

00:00This is the route between Afghanistan and Iran.

00:06What's happening here happens every day.

00:12Afghan smugglers have been caught in an Iranian ambush.

00:17We have the opportunity to see at close hand how painstakingly the trap is sprung.

00:22We're the first camera team allowed to witness such a scene,

00:25in a border area classed as forbidden territory by the Iranians.

00:29We're quickly made aware of how high the risk is.

00:33The smugglers fight back hard, giving away no ground,

00:36shooting is anything that moves.

00:43Then the Iranians send in reinforcements, along with machine gun fire.

00:52What is, for many, a merciless campaign rages along this border.

00:57The roots of this daily conflict can be traced back to the Afghan poppy fields.

01:01Akhmad Ola is a poppy farmer in the south-west of the country.

01:03Akhmad Ola is a poppy farmer in the south-west of the country.

01:15The weather has been warm and wet, ideal for the cultivation of the opium poppy.

01:32Akhmad Ola's luck is in. He's harvesting his second crop this year.

01:36He can hardly wait for the arrival of the buyer.

01:40He's banking on the proceeds to support his large family all through the winter.

01:46What are we to do? The farmer asks us.

01:49Then he answers his own question.

01:51We have nothing else, just raw opium.

01:53Available now on Video On Demand.