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Narcocinema: Mexico's drugsploitation genre.
Mon, Sep 21 2009 8:50 AM
I'd never heard of narcocinema until I took a gander through Vice's substantive new film issue. Well, consider me schooled. Narcocinema is just what it sounds like: violent drug war movies shot in a manner that could be kindly dubbed "functional," frequently based on narcocorridos (drug songs). Only 18% of the Mexican population can afford to... Read More...
by IFC.com - Indie Eye
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