Cartel land

7.4 /10
Cartel Land ( Orig. Title ) Documentary 1 h 36 Min 2015
With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a harrowing look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their sharedenemy – the murderousMexican drug cartels.

In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar 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 stop Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman embeds himself in the heart of darkness as Nailer, El Doctor, and the cartel each vie to bring their own brand of justice to a society where institutions have failed. CARTEL LAND is a chilling meditation on the breakdown of order and the blurry line between good and evil.
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Voice Language
English
Subtitles
Srpski
Stars
Tim Nailer Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque, Caballo, Enrique Peña Nieto, Ana Valencia, Estanislao Beltránin, Janet Fields, Nicolás Sierra, Karla, Alfredo Castillo Cervantes, see full cast & crew
Director
Matthew Heineman
Writer
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Production Company
Beldocs
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Cast

Tim Nailer Foley - Self
José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles - Self - leader and founder, Autodefensas
Paco Valencia - 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
Karla - Self
Alfredo Castillo Cervantes - Self - Mexican political
María Imilse Arrué - Self
Shawn Wilson - Self

Directors

Matthew Heineman - (directed by)

Producers

Kathryn Bigelow - executive producer
Jo Budzilowicz - line producer
Robert A. Compton - co-executive producer
Robert DeBitetto - executive producer
Myles Estey - co-producer (co-produced by)
Daniel Fernández - local co-producer: mexico unit
Donna Gruneich - co-executive producer
Kevin Gruneich - co-executive producer
Matthew Hamachek - co-producer
Matthew Heineman - producer (produced by)
David McKillop - executive producer
Hans-Maximo Musielik - field producer
Erin Owens - line producer
Matt Porwoll - co-producer
Gabriel Rosenzvit - co-executive producer
Bradley J. Ross - co-producer
Innbo Shim - post production line producer
Molly Thompson - executive producer
Tom Yellin - producer (produced by)

Musicians

Jackson Greenberg - (music by)
H. Scott Salinas - (music by)

Film Editing

Matthew Hamachek - (edited by)
Matthew Heineman - (edited by)
Bradley J. Ross - (edited by)
Pax Wassermann - (edited by)

Cinematographers

Matthew Heineman - (cinematography by)
Matt Porwoll - (cinematography by)

Music department

Joe Deveau - music editor
Claudio Olachea - musician: violin

Editorial department

Matthew Hamachek - (edited by)
Matthew Heineman - (edited by)
Bradley J. Ross - (edited by)
Pax Wassermann - (edited by)

Sound department

Leslie Bloome - sound editor
Ryan Collison - sound editor
Joanna Fang - sound editor
Mark Filip - sound effects editor
Sean Garnhart - sound editor
Detlef Halaski - re-recording mixer
Max Hirtenstein - sound mixer
Glenn Micallef - sound mixer
Peter Miller - sound mixer
Bill Orrico - dialogue editor
Tom Paul - re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Jorge Alberto Torres - additional sound

Camera and Electrical department

Daniel Carter - camera operator
Ross McDonnell - additional cinematography
Ramek Sims - camera operator

Thanks

Christopher Behlau - special thanks
Enrique Pedráza Botero - special thanks
Charlie Ethridge - special thanks
Lilly Hartley - special thanks
Adam Hawkins - special thanks
Bart Layton - special thanks
Caroline Libresco - special thanks
John Sloss - special thanks
Jessica Van Garsse - special thanks
Laura Vigilante - special thanks
Lia Walton - special thanks