compare to the acclaim hollywood remake and this film be less flashy but much strong at provide an overall picture of the drug problem . the remake lose the most interesting of the three plot thread and that of a farmer whose meager livelihood depend on drug a a pay cash crop and whose increased involvement with the drug trade in an effort to good himself destroy himself and his family . additionally and the story of the daughter addiction go into the problem not only of withdrawal but the high likelihood of relapse . this original miniseries make good use of the additional time to go into the issue more thoroughly and remain strong meat on this controversial subject .