Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 19 wins & 38 nominations total
Nicolás Sierra
- Self
- (as as Nicolás Sierra 'El Gordo')
Alfredo Castillo Cervantes
- Self - Mexican political
- (as Alfredo Castillo)
María Imilse Arrué
- Self
- (as María Imilse)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Autodefensas group shown in the film was created by civilians to stand up against the cartels because the government is overrun with corruption. Individuals speak about how little the Mexican president (Enrique Peña Nieto) is doing. In the film, the Autodefensas is shown celebrating its one year anniversary on February 24, 2014. On that exact same day, TIME Magazine ran an issue with the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto with the headline "Saving Mexico." Nieto reportedly paid TIME $44,000 for this cover article coincidentally released on the same day as the Autodefensas anniversary.
- Quotes
José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles: Get everything you can out of him, and then put him in the ground.
- SoundtracksEn Las Calles
Written by H. Scott Salinas and Jose Cancela
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Editors note:
Almost always people comment on films on this website in quite a good way. So I never felt the urge to write/contribute something....
The film:
First of all I never wrote a review on this website before. And to be honest i don't think this will count as a review. Actually it was never my intention to write a review but more so to ask a critical question... Is this still a documentary? The quality of the images, the story and of the film in general are mind blowing! It gets you thinking and shows you the good, the bad and the ugly (pun intended).The story itself and the people involved are real, but in my opinion this is a reenactment! Staged, beautifully done but staged... The subject and the way they showed it is compelling, brutal at times, and it will get you thinking but I can't lose the feeling i watched a movie/film and not a documentary... Which is either brilliant or bad... Help me out, your thoughts pls.
Almost always people comment on films on this website in quite a good way. So I never felt the urge to write/contribute something....
The film:
First of all I never wrote a review on this website before. And to be honest i don't think this will count as a review. Actually it was never my intention to write a review but more so to ask a critical question... Is this still a documentary? The quality of the images, the story and of the film in general are mind blowing! It gets you thinking and shows you the good, the bad and the ugly (pun intended).The story itself and the people involved are real, but in my opinion this is a reenactment! Staged, beautifully done but staged... The subject and the way they showed it is compelling, brutal at times, and it will get you thinking but I can't lose the feeling i watched a movie/film and not a documentary... Which is either brilliant or bad... Help me out, your thoughts pls.
- m-oosterheerd
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $704,352
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,581
- Jul 5, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $1,145,923
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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