This film
Sundog Pictures released its feature documentary "Breaking the Taboo"
to YouTube on Friday, giving the world a free look at its nearly hour-long
film.
Narrated by
Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman, "Breaking the Taboo" is produced
by Sam Branson's indie Sundog Pictures and Brazilian co-production partner
Spray Filmes and was directed by Cosmo Feilding Mellen and Fernando Grostein
Andrade. Featuring interviews with several current or former presidents from
around the world, such as Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, the film follows The
Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo over
the United States led War on Drugs and expose what it calls the biggest failure
of global policy in the last 40 years.
A big thank
you to Borderland reader "Gerardo D" for bringing the film to my
attention. You readers continue to play
an important part of my contributions by sending information to me. Thank
you-thank you!
A disclaimer
of sorts, remember this is a film produced by others and is not necessarily a
point of view I have either in whole or part, that is up to each of you to
decide for yourselves.
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Source: Sundog Pictures
Excellent in depth overview thanks
ReplyDeleteInteresting to hear Colombia speaking about 8 cartels before the war and 24 now. But perhaps that is a natural progression of people and greed?
ReplyDeleteI may have not seen this it was very much worth an hour of my life.
I hope someone up load this on torrents
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that I watched the entire film, I thought it would be old news and boring. Wrong on both accounts.
ReplyDeletethis documentary says 47,000 dead. not only is that vastly wrong but it makes no mention of the 100,000 "disappeared".
ReplyDeleteThis was a very high quality film, but I would expect nothing less from Richard Branson who has a net worth of 4 billion. Very valid points and a system that could work if we follow Latin America and European standards. I do not believe if drugs were legal there would be a outpouring of addiction. I am sure when someone is in the throes of addiction, whether it is legal or not would not be a great interest to them. Clinton chiming in was a little disconcerting only for the fact of his drug use when his brother was busted. Clinton does have some great points of view but taking his lead on many issues is a bit hard to swallow. He was right there with best of them in the 90's.
ReplyDeleteExcellent video Chivis. I had been awaiting it's release since "rare" posted the trailer for it on Nov. 24 on the Forum. She posted the full length today on Forum today.
ReplyDeleteI too expected old news to clueless people, but I am really impressed by the research and plan presented throughout!
ReplyDeletePleasantly surprised, I honestly expected it would be a bore. It brings the viewer from the genesis of the drug war spanning each nation involved. excellent.
ReplyDeleteI hope readers are taking notice of comments and are encouraged to watch this.
In regards to the number dead I am guessing they used the official number as it stood at the time of filming, no matter still great.
Very good video, I hope worlds leaders listen and rethink the strategy per it is clearly not working
ReplyDelete"Interesting to hear Colombia speaking about 8 cartels before the war and 24 now"
ReplyDeleteWhat he was saying was that coca plants were being cultivated in 8 "departamentos" before the war and 24 or 28 after. In Colombia, a departmento is like a state...(Coahuila, Nuevo Leon etc.)