Name: Junk
Director: Marcus D.F. White
Genre: Drama, TV Movie, Crime
Released: 1999-01-15
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Trevor Byfield, Ben Cato, Anita Dobson, Marcelle Duprey, Lee Ingleby

The 90s British TV movie that dared show heroin as seductive before it destroys you.

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Overview

Drama TV Movie Crime

Bafta-winning drama. Following difficulties with her parents, teenager Gemma Brogan leaves home. She falls under the spell of a young woman who introduce her to the world of alternative youth culture and drugs. Initially her new life seems glamorous and exciting but she soon discovers its dark side as she slides uncontrollably into heroin addiction.