Matthew Heineman's Cartel Land Offers Front Row Seat to US-Mexico Drug War
Penelope Poulou - VOA News
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August 23, 2015
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Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Cartel Land" (see trailer below) is made of the stuff we watch in Western movies. Only, this narrative is for real. Two vigilante groups, one in the United States, the other in Mexico, fight a common enemy: drug cartels.

Related: Don Winslow, Author of ‘The Cartel,’ Levels About El Chapo (The Daily Beast)

Related: Why This Filmmaker Risked His Life to Track the War on Drugs in 'Cartel Land' (Indiewire)

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman won the Best Director (U.S. Documentary) award at this year's Sundance Film Festival for "Cartel Land." After viewing the trailer for the documentary, released by distributor The Orchard, it's easy to see why. (Indiewire)

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