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The film holds the view that the war on drugs has become one of the longest, darkest, [1] most costly [2] periods in American history. Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to prove his claim that the Drug War has failed. [3]
Cartel Land is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman about the Mexican Drug War, especially vigilante groups fighting Mexican drug cartels.The film focuses on Tim "Nailer" Foley, the leader of Arizona Border Recon, and Dr. José Mireles, a Michoacán-based physician who leads the Autodefensas.
The film chronicles his role in the Miami drug war (the resulting crime epidemic that swept the American city of Miami, Florida, in the 1970s and 1980s). The producers of Cocaine Cowboys use interviews with law enforcement, journalists, lawyers, former drug smugglers, and gang members to provide a first-hand perspective of the Miami drug war.
The film follows the opioid epidemic in the United States, the political operatives, government regulations, and corporations that enable the abuse of opioids.Part one of the documentary focuses on Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family, who collaborated with Food and Drug Administration official Curtis Wright IV to get OxyContin approved for wider use. [1]
Original release. Release. August 4, 2021. ( 2021-08-04) Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami is a 2021 six part docuseries chronicling the rise and fall of Miami drug lords Sal Magluta and Willy Falcon. The two were eventually indicted in one of the largest drug cases in United States history, accused of illegally smuggling 75 tons of cocaine ...
Drug War. (film) Drug War ( simplified Chinese: 毒战; traditional Chinese: 毒戰) is a 2012 action thriller film [4] directed and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Sun Honglei as Police Captain Zhang, who partners with a drug lord named Timmy Choi ( Louis Koo) after Choi is arrested. To avoid the death penalty, Choi agrees to reveal ...
January 9, 1990. ( 1990-01-09) Drug Wars: The Camarena Story is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on January 7, 8 & 9 1990, based on Elaine Shannon ’s book Desperados and the Time magazine article of the same name. It was directed by Brian Gibson and starred Steven Bauer, Miguel Ferrer, Benicio del Toro, Treat Williams and Craig T. Nelson.
June 3, 2011. ( 2011-06-03) Running time. 58 minutes. Languages. English, Spanish, Portuguese, French. Breaking the Taboo is a 2011 Brazilian documentary film about the War on Drugs. The film recounts the history of the war on drugs, beginning with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Breaking the Taboo explores the conclusion reached ...