In the past 40 years, the War on Drugs has accounted for 45 million arrests, made America the world's largest jailer, and destroyed impoverished communities at home and abroad. Yet drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today than ever. Where did we go wrong?
Production companies: ZDF, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, BBC, Charlotte Street Films, Louverture Films, NHK Enterprises, ITVS, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, SBS, VPRO
Production countries: Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, United States of America
Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth delves into a world of deceit and corruption controlled by a drug dealing government who's only allegiance is to its corporate masters.
Mexico, 2016. In some of the world's most dangerous cities life is not worth much. Looking into the eyes of the protagonists of violence, victims as well as executioners, helps to understand how fear inserted itself in the subconscious of our society. Through a network of concrete stories, we are facing the most obscure traits of the human psyche, the frail balance between humanity and evil.