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Critic Godfrey Cheshire
rated 8

...a fascinating, on-the-ground account of people struggling with situations that range from challenging to horrific... [I]t sometimes puts its cameras right it the middle of gun battles, for a result that is extremely dramatic...

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Critic Mike D'Angelo

...there’s no denying the engrossing nature of the footage shown here, or that the people involved are fighting for their own lives.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Patrick Peters
rated 8

Unflinching and compelling, this gutsy documentary blames governmental failure for the rise of vigilante groups who are taking on drug cartels either side of the Mexican border.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Leslie Felperin
rated 6

...the closer he gets the harder it becomes to tell the difference between the two theoretically opposing camps.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

...[an] almost accidentally fearless exposé of Mexico’s terrifying cross-border drug cartels...

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Critic Rasmus Friis
rated 7

...dokumentarisk guld fra Mexicos mørke hjerte.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Samina Jakobsen
rated 7

Ud over et utroligt mod besidder Heineman en eminent evne til at tænke i billeder på selv de mest kritiske tidspunkter.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Janet Fields
As Self - Tim Foley's girlfriend
Paco Valenciano
As Self - Autodefensas Comandante
Karla
As Self
Shawn Wilson
As Self
Robert Hetrick
As Himself

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In the midst of Mexico's brutal drug war, a small-town doctor takes up arms against the powerful Knights Templar cartel, while across the border, a veteran leads a paramilitary group against the same cartel's US operations. A gripping and timely exploration of citizen uprisings against organized crime, Cartel Land raises questions about anarchy, the breakdown of order, and the limits of vigilante justice.

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Cartel Land was released in theaters on July 3, 2015.