Cartel Land

Name: Cartel Land
Director: Matthew Heineman
Released: 2015

Matthew Heineman 2015

In this Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary, director Matthew Heineman and executive producer Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”, “Zero Dark Thirty”) gain unprecedented, on-the-ground access to the riveting stories of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels.

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Running Time:

80 min.

Spoken Languages:

English

Directors:

Matthew Heineman

Producers:

Matthew Heineman, Kathryn Bigelow, Tom Yellin

Investigative Journalism

Press

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times' Critics Pick

"Astonishing"
Aleksandr Gorbachev, Newsweek

"ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF THE YEAR! Feels like Breaking Bad in real life.”
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly

"Grade: A. Remarkable."
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

"Delivers the narrative propulsion and satisfaction of a first-rate fiction thriller"
David Lewis, SF Chronicle

"Jaw dropping. Nothing short of spectacular."
Video Librarian

"Filmmaker Matthew Heineman’s compelling Oscar-nominated documentary centers on recent battles between drug cartels and two vigilante groups along the Arizona/Mexico border"

Festival Participation

Sundance Film Festival
(Winner) Best Director, Special Grand Jury Prize for Cinematography
Gotham Independent Film Awards
(Nominee) Best Documentary
International Documentary Association
(Winner) Courage Under Fire Award
Cinema Eye Honors
(Nominated) Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Filmmaking / Musical Score
Critics Choice Awards
(Nominee) Best Documentary
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Nominee) Best Documentary
DGA Award
(Winner) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Academy Award
(Nominee) Best Documentary Feature
True/False Film Festival
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Docville, Belgium
Sheffield International Film Festival
Human Rights Watch Film Festival
AFI Docs
Champs Elysee Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival

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