Release Date

15 Aug, 1975

Runtime

01:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Humour... in a black vein

Four young heroin addicts scour the streets of Melbourne in search of some good-quality narcotics – or as they call it, 'pure shit’. In the space of 48 hours, a friend dies of an overdose, they are ripped off by criminals and arrested and assaulted by police. They bungle a break-in, get chased by hooligans and one is sent to a methadone clinic. The search for drugs veers between farce and tragedy, but it never stops.

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Actors

Anne Hetherington

Helen Garner

Carol Porter

Phil Motherwell

John Laurie

Gary Waddell

James Williamson

Crew

Bert Deling

Bob Weis

John Scott

Tom Cowan