Drug Wars - The Camarena Story
by Brian Gibson
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Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Elizabeth Peņa, Miguel Ferrer, Ruben Amavizca, Steven BauerDirector: Brian Gibson
Producer: Branko Lustig
Writer: Ann Powell
Writer: Christopher Canaan
Writer: Elaine Shannon
Writer: Mel Frohman
Writer: Michael Mann
Writer: Rose Schacht
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Drug Wars - The Camarena Story
Movie Review: awsome and scary cause it really happened
Summary: 5 Stars
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story is a great movie, but scary cause it's true and really happened.
the story centers around Enrique "kike" Camarena, a DEA agent in Mexico who is kidnapped, tortured, and killed by a mexican drug cartel. what follows is the war on the drugs, the war on corrpution and evil, and the war for justice for Camarena.
the acting is amazing, the story is amazing, the movie is amazing.
editing is rather poor, and i honestly didn't know it was a mini-series before. the movie runs about 2 hours 15 minutes, but it's worth it, every minute of it. the sound in some parts is bad and i think some parts are dubbed over, but aside from that, this is an amazing movie because it's all true.
if you thought Traffic was good, check out the Camarena story. you'll never forget it...
Summary of Drug Wars - The Camarena Story
Following the success of Traffic, this similar 1990 miniseries is being released in movie form. Based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of a DEA agent named Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story depicts how Camarena's success burning down a huge field of marijuana in the Mexican desert led to his disappearance--which in turn set off an escalating series of confrontations between drug traffickers, the DEA, and the corrupt Mexican police. Despite low production values, a melodramatic script, and clumsy direction, Drug Wars does paint a complex picture of the political posturing and power struggles among agencies in the U.S., as well as the intricate web of corruption in Mexico, that have turned the drug war into a disastrous mess. Featuring Benicio Del Toro (as a Mexican drug lord), Steven Bauer, Craig T. Nelson, Mel Ferrer, Treat Williams, and Elizabeth Peņa. --Bret FetzerSimilar DVD Movies
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