2013NR

Oxyana

Name: Oxyana
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-07-16
Rating: 6.4

Documentary1h 18m

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80%

Tomatometer

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69%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

Oceana, West Virginia—known as “Oxyana” after its residents’ epidemic abuse of OxyContin—is a tragically real example of the insidious spread of drug dependency throughout the country. Set against an abandoned coal mining landscape to the melodies of Deer Tick’s haunting score, this unflinchingly intimate documentary probes the lives of Oceana’s afflicted and exposes the day-to-day experience of a town living in the harsh grip of addiction.

Trailers

2 videos

Details

DirectorSean Dunne

ReleasedJul 16, 2013

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Cadillac Hash

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

4 fresh · 1 rotten

Clayton Davis

RTAwardsCircuit.comJul 12, 2017

The film is polished enough to open the door for discussion by political and movie-goers everywhere and emotional enough to warrant a reaction.

Louis Proyect

RTrec.arts.movies.reviewsJul 12, 2013

Unblinking study of the Oxycontin epidemic in West Virginia. Essential viewing for those who care about the transformation of the USA into a 3rd world country.

Amber Wilkinson

RTEye for FilmMay 4, 2013

While Dunne certainly succeeds in shining a sympathetic light on those who are in the grip of addiction, he seems happy to leave the root causes and possible solutions in the dark.

Rodrigo Perez

RTThe PlaylistMay 3, 2013

Unwavering and unflinching, Oxyana is anguished and hard to look at. It's a pained and uncompromising look at horrors that have decimated a community...