IMDb 7.8 2023 HD

King Khat

King Khat

2023
Animation Documentary
73 min NR Israel
10 / 10
7.8 IMDB

Imagine that you are a renowned chemist, who invents a legal psychoactive drug. Imagine that you push it as a start-up and become the most notorious drug baron…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Uri Marantz
Starring
Oshri Cohen / Hadar Diamond

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Reviews

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Penelope Hart
Mar 23, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is documentary filmmaking with a difference. 'King Khat' takes the astonishing true story of a chemist who engineered his way to becoming a 21st-century drug baron and presents it through a vibrant, animated lens. The narrative is…

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Alistair Finch
Mar 23, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

One cannot deny the sheer 'wow' factor of 'King Khat's' subject matter. The narrative of a chemist inventing a legal high and becoming a modern-day drug baron is inherently fascinating. The film's choice to animate this tale is…

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Genevieve Dubois
Mar 23, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

'King Khat' is a cinematic jolt, transforming a startlingly true account into a vibrant, animated odyssey. The film masterfully visualises the complex journey of a scientist who pivots from academia to become a formidable figure in the illicit…

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Marcus Bellweather
Mar 23, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

The inherent wildness of 'King Khat's' premise – a chemist becoming a notorious drug lord through a legal psychoactive invention – is undeniably its greatest draw. The film attempts to capture this with an animated, rhythmic style, which,…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 23, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

A truly audacious take on a stranger-than-fiction premise, 'King Khat' uses animation not as a gimmick, but as a vital tool to navigate the improbable rise of a chemist turned drug baron. The film pulses with a kinetic…

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