Summary
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 76
Audience score87%
IMDb7.6
Letterboxd · 970 ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −16 min on the typical 96
typical 9680Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
Released
2011
June 3, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
and 12 more39 people
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
- Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
- Fernando Henrique CardosoSelf
- VOVitor OnofreSelf
- ATAllan TurnowskiSelf
- COCarlos OliveiraSelf
- Dráuzio VarellaSelf
- Bill ClintonSelf
- ENEthan NadelmannSelf
- Jimmy CarterSelf
- Ernesto ZedilloSelf
- Carlos FuentesSelf
Gael García BernalSelf- MNMoisés NaímSelf
Pablo EscobarSelf (archive footage)- CGCésar GaviriaSelf
- AEAndre ElissenSelf
- APAnthony PapaSelf
- NFNeil FranklinSelf
George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Paulo CoelhoSelf
Jim KolbeSelf
Morgan FreemanNarrator (voice)- PWPaul WilhelmSelf
Directing · 1
- Fernando Grostein Andrade Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Writing · 5
- Carolina Kotscho Screenplay
- Ilona Szabó de Carvalho Screenplay
- Thomaz Souto Corrêa Screenplay
- Bruno R. Modolo Screenplay
- Ricardo Setti Screenplay
Production · 4
- Luciano Huck Producer
- Silvana Tinelli Producer
- Fernando Menocci Producer
- Gustavo Halbreich Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Rafael Levy Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Leticia Giffoni Editor
- Jair Peres Editor
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