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Cartel Land is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman about the Mexican drug war, especially vigilante groups fighting Mexican drug cartels. The film focuses on Tim "Nailer" Foley, the leader of Arizona Border Recon, and Dr. José Mireles, a Michoacán-based physician who leads the Autodefensas. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2016.
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The popularity of films and TV shows like *Narcos* can be partially attributed to the authors, either consciously or unconsciously, portraying Southern American countries as hopeless hellholes drenched in corruption and drug-related violence, solely for the purpose of making the United States and other First World countries appear better in comparison. This impression is sometimes difficult to avoid, even when the a…More
