Kingdom of Shadows

An outstanding movie to help us understand about drug trafficking and the issues it creates in the Mexico/U.S. border.
-- Jonathan Sánchez, Cinema Movil

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Kingdom of Shadows

Kingdom of Shadows takes an unflinching look at the human cost of the U.S.-Mexico drug war through the perspectives of three unlikely individuals. Sister Consuelo Morales, based in the devastated city of Monterrey, prods government officials to take action against the drug cartels on behalf of grieving families whose loved ones have gone missing. Texan rancher Don Henry Ford Jr. offers historical context for the evolution to the hyper-violent state of drug trafficking today. He recounts his career as a smuggler during the 1980s before he served time for importing marijuana. Undercover agent-turned-senior Homeland Security officer Oscar Hagelsieb recounts his own remarkable journey and offers a unique perspective on the U.S.' role in the drug war. As the child of undocumented parents, Oscar grew up in an impoverished neighborhood where many of his peers succumbed to the temptations of the drug economy.
PG-13
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
75
Language
English, Spanish
Director
Bernardo Ruiz
FEATURED REVIEW
Wes Greene, Slant Magazine

TThe past looms heavily over the subjects of Bernardo Ruiz's Kingdom of Shadows, their visible numbness and empty stares painfully evoking years of being gripped by the war on drugs. Ruiz distills this far-reaching conflict to three perspectives: Oscar Hagelsieb, a former undercover agent tasked ...

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