The incredible true story that inspired "Scarface" and "Miami Vice".
Plot Summary
In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago...
Run Time
118 min, USA:116 min (short version)
Rating Details
Rated R for pervasive drug content, gruesome violent images, and language.
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Language
English
Keyword
Cocaine, Drugs, Murder, 1980s, Violence
Movie Rating
Colour
Color
Special Genre
History [nf], Culture & Society [nf]
Film Type
Documentary
Film Class
Biography [nf]
Themes
Drug Trade
Tones
Visceral, Forceful, Gritty
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Cocaine Cowboys is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio rakontur. The film explores the rise of cocaine and resulting crime epidemic that swept the American city of Miami, Florida in the 1970s and 1980s. The producers of Cocaine Cowboys use interviews with law enforcement, journalists, lawyers, former drug smugglers and gang members to provide a first hand perspective of the Miami drug war.
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