Confronting the Cartels (2016)
• March 3rd, 2016 • 0h 30min
Documentary
Overview
Tens of thousands of Mexicans have been killed in drug-related gang violence in the past ten years. Ruthless criminals control the illegal trade with the US, thought to be worth $13bn a year. Now one of Mexico's leading politicians, known as El Bronco, the Governor of the State of Nuevo Leon claims he can beat the country's infamous cartels. For Our World Yalda Hakim has been to spend time with him.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Mexican Men
Released on: 2016-03-01
Drama, Documentary, Romance, Science Fiction
Who’s up for a sensual, seductive trip with some of the hottest Latin men that have ever graced the ...
Centinelas del Silencio
Released on: 1971-05-01
Documentary
Sentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film was...
México, México: Mexique en mouvement
Released on: 1968-12-30
Documentary
"Mexico begins where the roads end ”. Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tells us about the history of Me...
Utopia of Death
Released on: 1940-10-12
Documentary, History
This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony of...
PETer Plastik
Released on: 2014-01-01
Animation, Documentary
A guy named Peter learns several facts about plastic's impact on the environment.
The Thought Of Art
Released on: 2017-09-06
Documentary
Research and dissemination documentary-film about contemporary art in which more than 30 staff membe...
Phantoms of the Sierra Madre
Released on: 2024-09-20
Documentary, History
A Danish writer travels to Mexico with the purpose of locating a mysterious Apache tribe that ferven...
Ammunition Smuggling on the Mexican Border: Incidents of the Mexican Revolution
Released on: 1914-09-29
Western, Documentary, Drama
Around the film hang fascinating questions about border politics, which I’ll touch on in an introduc...
Dreams
Released on: 2021-11-06
Documentary
These are the future leaders of their communities. Ever wonder what it’s like to walk a day in their...
Thunder Over Mexico
Released on: 1933-09-22
Drama, Documentary
As was common in Diaz's Mexico, a young hacienda worker finds his betrothed imprisoned and his life ...
The History in the Gaze
Released on: 2011-04-15
History, Documentary
The film portraits the stage previous to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, from the end of Por...
Takeda
Released on: 2017-10-21
Documentary
Takeda is a film about the universality of the human being seen thru the eyes of a Japanese painter ...
Old Thieves: The Legend of Artegio
Released on: 2007-03-15
Documentary
Is the story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the sixties; their ...
Muerte es Vida (Death is Life)
Released on: 2016-10-08
Documentary
Monarch butterflies have brought hope to the darkest times of people's lives. In Mexico, when they a...
Migrant Mother
Released on: 2021-05-13
Documentary
Migranta tells the stories of Vicky, Betty and Lety, (three mothers who have come to Canada from Mex...
American Ocelot
Released on: 2021-04-30
Documentary
American Ocelot tells the story of one of the most endangered and beautiful wild cats in the United ...
No One
Released on: 2005-03-11
Documentary
Tells the story of Maria, a Central American immigrant who is forced to leave her family in search f...
Nomads
Released on: 2020-10-27
Documentary
This nature documentary follows some of the world’s most charismatic animals as they travel to Mexic...