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Narco cultura

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Narco cultura

R

Released Nov 22, 2013

1h 43m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Shaul Schwarz exposes the cycle of addiction to money, drugs and violence surrounding the war on drugs.

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Disturbing, thought-provoking, and timely, Narco Cultura sheds some crucial light on an important -- and underserved -- subject.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Photojournalist Shaul Schwarz's powerful documentary Narco Cultura gets inside the world of two men who, in very different ways, inhabit this horror.

Rated: A-

Dec 13, 2013

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

It's impossible to watch Shaul Schwarz's grueling documentary about the Mexican drug wars and their influence on the whole of Mexican society without wondering how on earth such a hell on earth could have erupted right in our back yard.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 6, 2013

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

This issue-based journalism piece yields diminishing returns the deeper it digs.

Dec 6, 2013

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Narco Cultura is not for the weak of stomach, but if you can get past all the blood and dead bodies, it is one of the most eye-opening and critically disturbing films of 2013.

Mar 1, 2019

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Steve Erickson

Nashville Scene

... I've never seen a more gut-wrenching indictment of the costs of criminalizing drugs.

Mar 1, 2019

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John Powers

NPR's Fresh Air

At first, I feared that Schwarz was doing something worthy but obvious: showing how narcocorrido songs and movies make people rich by falsifying the horrific reality of the drug biz. But gradually you realize that things aren't so simple.

May 17, 2018

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Geke g

Best well presented documentary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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Audience Member

Intended for mature audience, the movie sends its message very well and the disturbing truth lying behind it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/24

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Bulgantamir B

It was very interesting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Munkhjargal A

This movie shows what is wrong in the society. It is a film that the director was able to openly show about these issues such as drugs and violence

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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erdene c

Very good very good love it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Shaul Schwarz

Director

Todd Hagopian

Producer

Lars Knudsen

Producer

Jay Van Hoy

Producer

Jeremy Turner

Original Music

Bryan Chang

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Shaul Schwarz exposes the cycle of addiction to money, drugs and violence surrounding the war on drugs.

Director: Shaul Schwarz
Producer: Todd Hagopian, Lars Knudsen, Jay Van Hoy
Distributor: Cinedigm
Production Co: Parts & Labor
Rating: R (Drug Material|Disturbing Violent Content|Brief Nudity|Grisly Graphic Images|Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $144.4K
Runtime: 1h 43m

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