Mexican Drug War movies
Films dealing with the Mexican drug war and cartels.
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- DirectorAmat EscalanteStarsArmando EspitiaAndrea VergaraLinda GonzálezHeli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.
- DirectorBeto GómezStarsMiguel RodarteJesús OchoaJoaquín CosioA Mexican crime lord is forced by his mother to plan a suicidal rescue mission to find his lost brother in the most unexpected place on Earth...Comedy: A cartel boss assembles an all-star team of sicarios to travel to Iraq to rescue his brother, a US soldier who has been captured by insurgents. There they must battle terrorists and the US army.
- DirectorGerardo NaranjoStarsStephanie SigmanNoé HernándezIrene AzuelaAfter entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.Excellent movie that captures the absence of options for ordinary Mexicans caught in a system in which corruption permeates every aspect of life.
- DirectorLuis EstradaStarsDamián AlcázarJoaquín CosioErnesto Gómez CruzAfter being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.Dark and entertaining comedy/drama, reminiscent of movies like Fargo. Created controversy when released on the 200th anniversary of Mexico's war of independence with the tagline "Nothing to Celebrate."
- DirectorShaul SchwarzNarco Cultura (Spanish, English subtitles) takes viewers behind the scenes of narcocorridos, the most explosive and violent music subculture in America.
- DirectorNatalia AlmadaFrom dusk to dawn Martin watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico's most notorious Drug Lords.
- DirectorEva Aridjis FuentesStarsJesus Padilla AlonsoGael García BernalJesse Ortiz PiñaIn Mexico there is a cult that is rapidly growing- the cult of Saint Death. This female grim reaper, considered a saint by followers but Satanic by the Catholic Church, is worshiped by people whose lives are filled with danger and/or who don't feel accepted by the church- criminals and gang members, sick people, drug addicts, gays and transsexuals and families living in rough neighborhoods. Narrated by Gael García Bernal, "La Santa Muerte" examines the origins of the cult and takes us on a tour of the altars, jails, and neighborhoods in Mexico where the saint's most devoted followers can be found.Fascinating documentary about the cult of Santa Muerte, the saint which is rapidly gaining popularity, not just among participants in criminal activity but among many segments of the population.
- CreatorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAaron PaulAnna GunnA chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.Includes one story line linked to Mexican cartels producing methamphetamine, who are the rivals of Walter White's Colombian boss. While the show's protagonist is an American meth producer, in reality, since 2006 the vast majority of the meth sold in the US comes from Mexico.
- DirectorRebecca Cammisa"Which Way Home" is a feature documentary film that follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. We follow children like Olga and Freddy, nine-year old Hondurans, who are desperately trying to reach their parents in the US.; children like Jose, a ten-year old El Salvadoran, who has been abandoned by smugglers and ends up alone in a Mexican detention center; and Kevin, a canny, streetwise fourteen-year old Honduran, whose mother hopes that he will reach the U.S. and send money back to her. These are stories of hope and courage, disappointment and sorrow. They are the children you never hear about; the invisible ones.Very powerful documentary following unaccompanied children from Central America who ride "the beast" (a train) from the Guatemala/Mexico border across Mexico to the United States. Among the many hazards they face are cartels who kidnap, ransom, and often kill Central American migrants.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsPaulina GaitanMarco Antonio AguirreLeonardo AlonsoA young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.A dramatic film with a fictionalized version of the story told in Which Way Home? I found the documentary more gripping and moving.
- DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsTim FoleyJosé Manuel 'El Doctor' MirelesPaco ValenciaFilmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsJeremy RennerRobert PatrickJena SimsJournalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.