Cartel Land
Chris's take
Interesting, although a little lacking in structure and the Arizona based storyline felt out of place.
Director
Matthew Heineman
Cast
- R
Robert Hetrick
Himself
- J
José Manuel Mireles Valverde
Himself
- T
Tim Nailer Foley
Self (as Tim 'Nailer' Foley)
- P
Paco Valenciano
Self - Autodefensas Comandante
- C
Chaneque
Self - drug cartel thug
- C
Caballo
Self - drug cartel thug
Enrique Peña Nieto
Self
- A
Ana Valencia
Self - Manuel Mireles' wife
Plot overview
In the Mexican state of Michoacán, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," shepherds a citizen uprising against the Knights Templar, the violent drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley—a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley—Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to halt Mexico’s drug wars from seeping across our border.