Berlin's internationally renowned nightlife provides the backdrop for an investigation into recreational drug use, club culture, and the risks facing partygoers. Beginning with the overdose death of a young American woman at Berghain, the film examines MDMA and other drugs commonly associated with the city's nightlife while exploring production, online drug markets, and access to illegal substances. Through clubgoers, medical professionals, researchers, law enforcement, and people working within Berlin's nightlife, it raises questions about drug safety, prevention, and responsibility within the city's influential club scene.
TOPICS: Ecstasy / MDMA, Empathogens, Germany, Nightlife, Stimulants
Germany has become an important destination in Europe's growing cocaine market, with international trafficking networks using ports and emerging smuggling routes to move enormous quantities of the drug across borders. From a record-breaking 16-ton seizure at the Port of Hamburg to new routes through Kenya, this documentary follows cocaine's journey from South America to dealers and consumers in Europe. Through law enforcement, experts, and personal stories, it explores the profits, violence, enforcement challenges, and economic conditions driving an increasingly globalized cocaine trade.