Cartel Land
Documentary, Drama
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2015
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In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to halt Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.
Director:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
3 Jul 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 35 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Much of the documentary Cartel Land, an immersion into the Mexican drug traffickers and citizen vigilantes, is hair-raisingly intense.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
13 Jul 2015
fresh:
Even if it leaves you wanting more, "Cartel Land" deserves to be seen.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
16 Jul 2015
fresh:
Shot in times of serious danger, it balances idealism and violence, triggering an adrenaline high and a sense of soul-crushing hopelessness in the same instant.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
16 Jul 2015
fresh:
This raw and compelling (if necessarily incomplete) documentary focuses on the recent battles between drug cartels and vigilantes along the Arizona-Mexico border.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
16 Jul 2015
fresh:
There are scenes here unlike anything you've seen. Timely, thoughtful and supremely well-constructed, we'd be stunned if this isn't the doc to beat on Oscar night.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
1 Sep 2015