Cartel Land (2015)
Popularity4/5
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Matthew Heineman
The story
The film focuses on two vigilante groups who fight drug cartels from different sides of the United States–Mexico border. In Mexico, the film focuses on José Manuel Mireles Valverde, known locally as "El Doctor". Mireles becomes fed up with the local Knights Templar Cartel.
Genres
Documentation, documentary film
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