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Cocaine cowboys, Magnolia Pictures presents a Rakontur production ; produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben ; directed by Billy Corben

Label
Cocaine cowboys, Magnolia Pictures presents a Rakontur production ; produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben ; directed by Billy Corben
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; pervasive drug content, gruesome violent images, and langauge
Main title
Cocaine cowboys
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Magnolia Pictures presents a Rakontur production ; produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben ; directed by Billy Corben
Runtime
118
Summary
The cocaine trade of the '70s and '80s had an indelible impact on contemporary Miami. Smugglers and distributors forever changed the once sleepy retirement community and turned it into one of the world's most glamorous hot spots and the epicenter of a $20 billion annual business fed by Colombia's Medellin Cartel. By the early '80s, Miami's tripled homicide rate had made it the murder captial of the country
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification