Cartel Land
Katheryn Bigelow, Oscar-winning director ofย The Hurt Locker, became an executive producer of Matthew Heinemanโs directorial debut Cartel Land after seeing it, which should be a pretty good indicator of the filmโs impact. The movie delivers an unprecedented view into the lives of two modern-day vigilante leaders who have taken up arms against the murderous Mexican drug cartels on separate sides of the Mexico and U.S. border. Thereโs a constant sense of danger as Heineman spends time shadowing Mexican doctor Josรฉ Mireles, head of the heavily armed Autodefensas, around his state of Michoacรกn as his group engages in firefights with the cartels, protecting their own neighborhoods as the local authorities stand idly by. Up north, Heinemanย follows Nailer Foley, an impassioned army veteran who patrols the Texas border for cartel members with a volunteer group of citizens, some traveling hundreds of miles to join his cause. Cartel Land is anย eye-opening look into a violent world that still menaces today, and alsoย poses a provocative question: At what point does fighting fire with fire become the only option?
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