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    Breaking the Taboo

    80'

    2011-06-03

    7.1

    Documentary

    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

    DirectingFernando Grostein AndradeWritingFernando Grostein Andrade

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Apple TV Store

    Cast

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Richard Nixon

    2

    Self (archive footage)

    Ronald Reagan

    1

    Self

    Fernando Henrique Cardoso

    1

    Self

    Vitor Onofre

    1

    Self

    Allan Turnowski

    1

    Self

    Carlos Oliveira

    1

    Self

    Dráuzio Varella

    1

    Self

    Bill Clinton

    1

    Self

    Ethan Nadelmann

    1

    Self

    Jimmy Carter

    1

    Self

    Ernesto Zedillo

    1

    Self

    Carlos Fuentes

    3

    Self

    Gael García Bernal

    1

    Self

    Moisés Naím

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Pablo Escobar

    1

    Self

    César Gaviria

    1

    Self

    Andre Elissen

    1

    Self

    Anthony Papa

    1

    Self

    Neil Franklin

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    George H. W. Bush

    1

    Self

    Paulo Coelho

    1

    Self

    Jim Kolbe

    9

    Narrator (voice)

    Morgan Freeman

    1

    Self

    Paul Wilhelm

    1

    Self

    William Kramer

    1

    Self

    Bob Keizer

    1

    Self

    Freerk Bruinin

    1

    Self

    Kathrin Honer

    1

    Self

    Cedric Charvet

    1

    Self

    Ruth Dreifuss

    1

    Self

    Jean Claude Etienne

    1

    Self

    Gro Brundtland

    1

    Self

    Gregory Lannes

    1

    Self

    Howard Josepher

    1

    Self

    João Goulão

    1

    Self

    Miguel Vasconcelos

    1

    Self

    Manoel Pizarro

    1

    Self

    Washington Rimas

    1

    Self

    José Junior

    Details:

    • Budget: 2000000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Brazil
      2. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. Portuguese
    • List of companies:
      1. Sundog Pictures
      2. Spray Filmes
    • Vote Count: 33
    • Popularity: 1.1977
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Quebrando o Tabu

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