Cartel Land
2015•R•1h 41m•7.2•Released
DramaDocumentary
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.
Director
Matthew Heineman
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
The Documentary Group
Cast
Robert Hetrick
Himself
José Manuel Mireles Valverde
Himself
Tim Nailer Foley
Self (as Tim 'Nailer' Foley)
Paco Valenciano
Self - Autodefensas Comandante
Chaneque
Self - drug cartel thug
Caballo
Self - drug cartel thug
Enrique Peña Nieto
Self
Ana Valencia
Self - Manuel Mireles' wife
Estanislao Beltránin
Self - spokesman, Autodefensas
Janet Fields
Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend
Nicolás Sierra
Self (as as Nicolás Sierra 'El Gordo')
Karla
Self
Alfredo Castillo Cervantes
Self - Mexican political (as Alfredo Castillo)
María Imilse Arrué
Self (as María Imilse)
Shawn Wilson
Self
Production
Company
The Documentary Group
Company
Our Time Projects
Company
A&E IndieFilms
Company
Whitewater Films
Producer
Matthew Heineman
Producer
Tom Yellin
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