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The Snitch Cartel

2011 · 106 min

A gritty, slow-burning rise-and-fall crime saga that trades glamour for tense, morally tangled survival.

Tagline
Based on the real life story of a cartel kingpin.
Overview
The real life story of Andres Lopez Lopez aka "Frecita" during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle"

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    • love
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Carlos Moreno
    Written by
    Luiso Berdejo
    Starring
    Juana Acosta, Manolo Cardona, Diego Cadavid, Kuno Becker, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Adriana Barraza, Tom Sizemore, Robinson Díaz
    Music
    Carlo Siliotto
    Cinematography
    Mateo Londoño
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Colombia, Mexico, United States of America
    Languages
    English, Spanish

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