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Drug Wars - The Camarena Story

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Lions Gate
EAN: 0733807541536
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 22, 2003
Running Time: 130 minutes
Sales Rank: 20095
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: January 07, 1990

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The camarena story his death ignited a war america cant win. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/14/2004 Starring: Benicio Del Toro Miguel Ferrer Run time: 130 minutes Rating: R Director: Brian Gibson

Amazon.com:
Following the success of Traffic, this similar 1990 miniseries is being released in movie form. Based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of a DEA agent named Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story depicts how Camarena's success burning down a huge field of marijuana in the Mexican desert led to his disappearance--which in turn set off an escalating series of confrontations between drug traffickers, the DEA, and the corrupt Mexican police. Despite low production values, a melodramatic script, and clumsy direction, Drug Wars does paint a complex picture of the political posturing and power struggles among agencies in the U.S., as well as the intricate web of corruption in Mexico, that have turned the drug war into a disastrous mess. Featuring Benicio Del Toro (as a Mexican drug lord), Steven Bauer, Craig T. Nelson, Mel Ferrer, Treat Williams, and Elizabeth Peña. --Bret Fetzer




Rating: - Drug Wars
The movie gave me a real life depiction of what the DEA agent endured before his demise.

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Rating: - dependency
this dvd is based on a true story. lot of young people, men in many examples,think they are drug lords ... Read More

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Rating: - Drug Wars - The Camerena Story
Too many scenes were cut out from the original film. The scenes that were cut out greatly dilutes the full ... Read More

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Rating: - Based on a true story - from the producers of The Insider, Ali, and Black Hawk Down
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story was a 1990 TV mini-series based on Elaine Shannon's book 'Desperados' and the ... Read More

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Rating: - Review of The Camarena story.
This film demonstrates the dangers faced by law enforcement in confronting major drug kingpins. The associated ... Read More

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