Cartel Land
2015 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 7.2 · 83% critics
In Michoacán, a small-town doctor helps lead a civilian uprising against a brutal drug cartel that has terrorized the region. Meanwhile, in Arizona’s desert borderlands, an American veteran and his group try to stop drug wars from spilling across the border, tracking the conflict from two sides.
Also known as Tierra de Carteles · Zemlja kartela
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-07-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (371 votes)
About
Watch if you want a hard-edged, dual-border look at vigilantism and cartel power with shocking, real-life footage; Not for you if graphic violence upsets you, or if you prefer a more straightforward, feel-good documentary like Narco Cultura or The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez.
Pros: gripping frontline access; shocking real-life footage; tense dual-perspective story | Cons: very graphic violence; uneven focus on both sides; some scenes feel staged
Themes
- mexico
- arizona
- cocaine
- crack
- murder
- gang
- drugs
- mexican border
- knight templars
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize Documentary · 2015
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Documentary · 2015
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
- RH
Robert Hetrick
as Himself
- JV
José Manuel Mireles Valverde
as Himself
- TF
Tim Nailer Foley
as Self (as Tim 'Nailer' Foley)
- PV
Paco Valenciano
as Self - Autodefensas Comandante
- CH
Chaneque
as Self - drug cartel thug
- CA
Caballo
as Self - drug cartel thug
Enrique Peña Nieto
as Self
- AV
Ana Valencia
as Self - Manuel Mireles' wife
- EB
Estanislao Beltránin
as Self - spokesman, Autodefensas
- JF
Janet Fields
as Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend
Directed by Matthew Heineman