Breaking the Taboo

2011 | 80 minutes | 7.1 ★ (32)

Breaking the Taboo
  • 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

  • Release Date

    03 June 2011

  • DirectingFernando Grostein Andrade
  • Budget

    $2,000,000.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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