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12 May 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
In Mexico, nothing goes as planned.Plot:
Mexico's most notorious drug lord schools a naïve journalist as to the principles behind The Cartel's success. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Intriguing Premise + Great Villains & Cinematography = Worth Watching moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | José Luis Franco | ... | Angel Santana |
 | Freddy Douglas | ... | Jules Land |
 | Mauricio Islas | ... | Santos |
| Tania Arredondo | ... | Dolores Santana |
 | Howard Gibson | ... | Vern |
 | Miguel Rodarte | ... | Pancho |
| Gustavo Sanchez-Parra | ... | Rojas |
| Gustavo Sánchez Parra | ... | Rojas |
| Rafael Oliveira | ... | Ned Constantine |
 | Alejandro de la Madrid | ... | Officer Solana |
 | Khotan | ... | Caronte |
 | José Sefami | ... | Don Amilkar |
| Hector Kotsifakis | ... | Young Angel Santana |
| Humberto Elizondo | ... | Pedro Santana |
| Tom Martino | ... | Tom Donaldson |
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An interesting story about an American journalist who uses familial connections to arrange an interview with Latin America's most successful "narcotraficante." Mistakenly thinking it's the opportunity of a lifetime, this journalist plunges – quite naively – into the belly of a gritty Mexican underworld.
While the story was intriguing, the movie's real standouts are its villains – Angel Santana and his cartel cronies. As the story unfolds, the film teaches 13 "principles" behind this infamous drug lord's success. The irony is that they also apply to all of us, providing the film's underlying "moral" – if you stick to your principles and adhere to your values, things tend to go well (although not always perfectly). And if you don't? Well, watch the movie and you'll see.
Kudos are also warranted for the film's cinematography (some of the shots are simply breathtaking). If only all low-budget indie films had this much thought and production value. -- B.T. Corbett