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The CEO of Sinaloa

2021 · 95 min

A sober, businesslike true-crime documentary that explains a drug empire's workings while never letting you forget the violence behind it.

Directed by
Lauren J. Przbyszewski
Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Malcom Beith, José Reveles, Alejandro Llantada
Tagline
Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera. You know him as El Chapo
Overview
The CEO of Sinaloa takes an objective, in-depth, and original approach to the story of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the head of a violent, criminal drug empire known as the Sinaloa Cartel. We tell the story through a business lens, breaking down the business models used by the Sinaloa Cartel to become one of the wealthiest organizations on the planet. Our film will focus on cartel strategies in terms of distribution, accounting, branding, mergers and acquisitions, human resources, termination, and of course - product. But we will never lose sight of the terrible violence this organization employed to reach its success.

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Directed by
Lauren J. Przbyszewski
Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Malcom Beith, José Reveles, Alejandro Llantada
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    • crime
    • power
    • greed
    • violence
    • corruption
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism9
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    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, documentary
    Directed by
    Lauren J. Przbyszewski
    Written by
    David O'Donnell, Peter Bull
    Starring
    Malcom Beith, José Reveles, Alejandro Llantada, Alan Feuer, Vanda Felbab-Brown
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    Spanish

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