Cartel Land (2015)
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In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to halt Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.
- Released: 2015-07-03
- Genres: Drama, Documentary
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 380 votes
Directed by Matthew Heineman.
Top cast
- Robert Hetrick as Himself
- José Manuel Mireles Valverde as Himself
- Tim Nailer Foley as Self (as Tim 'Nailer' Foley)
- Paco Valenciano as Self - Autodefensas Comandante
- Chaneque as Self - drug cartel thug
- Caballo as Self - drug cartel thug
- Enrique Peña Nieto as Self
- Ana Valencia as Self - Manuel Mireles' wife
- Estanislao Beltránin as Self - spokesman, Autodefensas
- Janet Fields as Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend
Where to watch Cartel Land
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- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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