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Breaking the Taboo

2011 · 1h 20m · Documentary

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7.6

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Overview

Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years

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Cast

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Self

Vitor Onofre

Self

Allan Turnowski

Self

Carlos Oliveira

Self

Dráuzio Varella

Dráuzio Varella

Self

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self

Ethan Nadelmann

Self

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Self

Ernesto Zedillo

Ernesto Zedillo

Self

Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes

Self

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Self

Moisés Naím

Self

Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar

Self (archive footage)

César Gaviria

Self

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
June 3, 2011
Status
Released
Original language
Portuguese
Runtime
1h 20m
Budget
$2,000,000
Genres
Documentary

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