The Snitch Cartel
2011 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 7.2 · 66% critics
Based on a real story, this crime drama follows a man during his years inside a Colombian drug cartel. It focuses on his involvement in that dangerous world and the pressures, power, and risks that come with it.
Also known as El Cartel de los Sapos (2011) · The Snitch Cartel (2011)
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Details
- Original title
- El cártel de los sapos
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-11-11
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (90 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to gritty, fact-based cartel stories in the vein of Hache or Unauthorized Living; Not for you if you want lighter entertainment or a crime story far from the drug trade.
Pros: real-life basis; cartel-crime setting; high-stakes subject | Cons: dark material; criminal focus; intense themes
Themes
- organized crime
- drug cartel
- telenovela
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Juana Acosta
as Sofía
Manolo Cardona
as Martín
Diego Cadavid
as Pepe Cadena
Kuno Becker
as Damián
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as Modesto
Adriana Barraza
as La Abuela
Tom Sizemore
as DEA Agent Sam Mathews
Robinson Díaz
as Milton Jiménez 'El Cabo'
Andrés Parra
as Anestesia
Fernando Solórzano
as Oscar Cadena
Directed by Carlos Moreno