Breaking the Taboo (2011)
Overview
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years
Cast
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Self
Dráuzio Varella
Self
Bill Clinton
Self
Jimmy Carter
Self
Ernesto Zedillo
Self
Carlos Fuentes
Self
Gael García Bernal
Self
Pablo Escobar
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
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