2024-07-17 04:00:00
Some stories sound like a Hollywood script, but they are true. This also applies to “Mr. Nice”, one of the biggest drug smugglers of the 70’s and 80’s. And he was supposed to be a teacher! The whole story is available to stream on Joyn.
Teaching, drugs and rock’n’roll
It really should be Howard Marks Physics teacher It should be. He even had a scholarship to the prestigious Oxford University. Instead he became one of the world’s biggest drug smuggler.
Let’s break down the crazy story in a nutshell:
During his studies, Howard consumed cannabis for the first time, and with that he got one he developed an interest in the world of drugs. His interest in teaching steadily declined. Much rather he sold grass in small quantities.
Instead of being a buyer and retailer, he wanted more and used his brains and university contacts to establish a real cannabis drug trade. he smuggled cannabis mainly from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Thailand to Europe and the USA. And in the most adventurous way – like this one The film “Mr. Nice” based on his life will be shown.
In the 1970s and 1980s, “Mr. Nice” (that’s one of his aliases) became one of the the world’s most famous drug smuggler. His rise was as rapid as his fall. In 1988 he is in Spain caught and a 25-year prison sentence – the biopic also successfully addresses this.
After Howard Marks on probation After being released after only seven years, he wrote a book about his crazy life called “Mr. Nice”. And just this one memories as the basis of the star-studded film, which stars, among others, Rhys Ifans (“Notting Hill”), David Thewlis (or for all “Harry Potter” fans: Professor Lupine) and Chloë Sevigny (“Horror Story American”) .
But like I said, this is a complete quick step and doesn’t even come close to Marks life. Above all, how much he himself Charisma and magic Smuggling through the world is worth seeing.
That’s why our top tip: Watch the movie directly on Joyn.
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