Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

Directed by

Billy Corben

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 189 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Miami drug trade in the 1970s and 1980s. It focuses on a major cocaine dealer and the violent crime wave that followed. Interviews with cops, journalists, and criminals give firsthand accounts of the drug war.

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What happens

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 dealer Jon Roberts, described by prosecutors as "The Medellin Cartel's American representative". The film chronicles his role in the Miami drug war (the 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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