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Cocaine Wars (1985)

Cocaine Wars poster
Directed by
Héctor Olivera
Genre
drama film, action film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A DEA agent goes undercover in South America to take down a cocaine smuggling ring. He faces danger and corruption as he tries to stop the drug trade.

fast-pacedintensegrittysuspensefuledgyexplosivedark1980s-style

What happens

Cocaine Wars is a 1985 Argentine and American action film directed by Héctor Olivera and starring John Schneider, Federico Luppi, Rodolfo Ranni and Royal Dano. It was written by Olivera, Steven M. Krauzer and David Viñas. The associate producer of the film was Fernando Ayala. It premiered in Argentina on June 25, 1985. Cocaine Wars is one of the ten films that Roger Corman produced in Argentina during the 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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