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Breaking Habits

Synopsis

In one of the most dangerous towns in America, a commune of activist nuns called The Sisters of the Valley run an illegal cannabis farm. They use cannabis to make medicine for everything from epilepsy to cancer, in the face of opposition from the authorities, the sheriff and local cartels. Newsweek claimed in August 2016 that legal cannabis could be the first billion-dollar industry not dominated by men; their leader Sister Kate could well be the first woman to break that barrier.

Details

Year: 2018
Type of film: Features
Running time: 87 mins
Director: Robert Ryan 1st Feature
Producer: Nick Taussig, Paul Van Carter
Executive Producer: Ian Berg, Christopher Reynolds
Editor: Alec Rossiter
Screenwriter: Robert Ryan
Director of Photography: Mikul Erikkson
Music: Music Supervisor: Carmen Montanez Callan
Associate Producer: Annabel Wigoder

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Salon Pictures

Unit 5B Rudolf Place
Miles Street
London
SW8 1RP

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