Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty

Name: Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: November 14, 2014
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 53

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: November 14, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Angus Macqueen and Guillermo Galdos set out to achieve what the combined forces of the US and Mexican governments had failed to do in thirteen years – track down Joaquin Guzman, one of the most wanted men in the world. Guzman, known as ‘El Chapo’ or ‘Shorty’ was head of the Sinaloa Cartel, the most powerful drug cartel in history. [GravitasAngus Macqueen and Guillermo Galdos set out to achieve what the combined forces of the US and Mexican governments had failed to do in thirteen years – track down Joaquin Guzman, one of the most wanted men in the world. Guzman, known as ‘El Chapo’ or ‘Shorty’ was head of the Sinaloa Cartel, the most powerful drug cartel in history. [Gravitas Ventures]… Expand

Director: Angus MacQueen

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Ernest Hardy

Nov 11, 2014

The film's abrupt ending leaves many crucial questions unanswered, but that weakness doesn't detract from its overall power. Read full review

John DeFore

Dec 14, 2014

The filmmakers get astonishing access, eventually earning enough trust that they get to visit Guzman's family home and interview his mother, who proudly recalls how fascinated he was with stacks of play money as a child. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Nov 13, 2014

Driven by mostly Spanish-language folk music, the movie provides a potent if piecemeal counterbalance to the sensationalism of “Breaking Bad.” Read full review

The Playlist Kevin Jagernauth

Dec 14, 2014

For filmmakers Angus Macqueen and Guillermo Galdos, they've undoubtedly chosen a great subject for a compelling documentary. Unfortunately, they squander the opportunity with Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty, and it's due to the common problem of contemporary documentaries, where the directors get so far in the way of their own story, that any context or objectivity is lost. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Nov 12, 2014

Save for the vague aura of danger surrounding Guzmán—which palpably engulfs the filmmakers as they get deeper into the cartel’s “Golden Triangle”—Drug Lord has trouble forming a coherent point of view. Read full review

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