Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Movie Review 1990

Enrique "Kiki" Camerena (Bauer) is an undercover DEA agent working in Mexico in 1985 His discovery of a major drug operation leads to a top drug kingpin. When his cover is blown, Kiki is kidnapped, tortured, and murdered and the cover-up highlights corruption in the government itself. Based on the book "Desperados" by Elaine Shannon.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 130 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1980s, True Crime, Mexico, Undercover Cops, Smuggler's Blues, DEA

Screenplay

Rose Schacht, Ann Powell, Christopher Canaan, Mel Frohman

Cast

Steven Bauer, Elizabeth Pena, Miguel Ferrer, Benicio Del Toro, Treat Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Guy Boyd, Tony Plana, Tomas Milian, Raymond J. Barry, Everett McGill, Eddie Velez, Rosalind Chao

Cinematography

Sandi Sissel

Director

Brian Gibson

Music

Charles Bernstein