El Cártel

2009

1h 27m

Crime

Drama

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42%

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50+ Ratings

A naive journalist (Freddy Douglas) jeopardizes his life when he tries to interview the leader of a Mexican drug cartel.

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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S. James Snyder

Time Out

Rated: 1/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Rated: 4/5

Jan 3, 2011

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Pam Grady

Boxoffice Magazine

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 27, 2010

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Other than the high heeled, push-up-bra-ed soap operatic bimbo/ drama queen eruptions, El Cartel is an exciting, engaging piece of exotic adventure, punctuated with intense, violent adversaries and plot twists. Acting is occasionally exceptional and actors are, thankfully, fresh to me.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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EL CARTEL DE LOS SAPOS (2012) Martin Gonzalez is a lower class boy who discovers the world of drug trafficking in the way to upward mobility fundamentally to win the love of Sophia, a good girl, a priori unattainable, which is his love since childhood. His boldness, unconsciousness and youth lead him to become active and vital part of the dangerous "Cartel Norte del Valle", a criminal organization that defines itself as a bloodthirsty and powerful device that overcame the Cali Cartel in cunning military power of corruption and economic strength. Several years of drug and appropriate (bad) friends helped Martin to move up the syndicate, and finally getting the attention of Sofia and win her love.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Movie about journalists who are diving into Mexican drug trafficing Cartel... I was waiting for more suspence, more danger, more deaths... I think this was just a scratch from the real life.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Small film, well done. Some people didn't like it, but I thought that there was some principles behind the story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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its a really terrible low end movie !!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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very predictable... although they nicely 'quantified' the rules... somtimes things are just meant to happen, but smt they're not gonna happen... dunno wot is it with the signs tho...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Brian J. Bagley

Director

José Luis Franco

Angel Santana

Mauricio Islas

Santos

Freddy Douglas

Jules Land

Miguel Rodarte

Pancho

Tania Arredondo

Dolores Santana

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Synopsis

A naive journalist (Freddy Douglas) jeopardizes his life when he tries to interview the leader of a Mexican drug cartel.

Director: Brian J. Bagley
Screenwriter: Brian J. Bagley
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital