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, Garry Pastore,

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, Rachel Hendrix,

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and

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Cast

as Hazel *

as Adam * Garry Pastore as Officer Jerry *

as Reverend John *

as Beth *

as Edward *Daniella Mason as Cheyenne * Rachel Hendrix as Brittany *

as Helen *

as Logan

Release

The film premiered at the

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in October 2019. Then it was released on April 3, 2020.

Reception

The film has a 61% rating on

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based on eighteen reviews.

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of ''

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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "America’s opioid crisis would seem too dire a subject to receive shallow cinematic treatment. So it’s ironic, then, that Spencer T. Folmar’s thriller suffers from not quite being exploitative enough."

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "''Shooting Heroin'' gives the emotions of vengeance a minor workout, only to come out the other side of them. The film argues, in theory, for a richer understanding of the problem." Alan Ng of ''

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'' rated the film a 7 out of 10 and wrote, "''Shooting Heroin'' is a good story and a good movie with the best of intentions."

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, “ However, it never resorts to exploitative images in order to sear its point with gruesomeness, and that’s commendable.”

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, shooting_heroin American action thriller films