Brazil / Jun 03, 2011
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Clinton | Self |
| Ethan Nadelmann | Self |
| Jimmy Carter | Self |
| Ernesto Zedillo | Self |
| Carlos Fuentes | Self |
| Gael García Bernal | Self |
| Moisés Naím | Self |
| Pablo Escobar | Self (archive footage) |
| César Gaviria | Self |
| Andre Elissen | Self |
| Anthony Papa | Self |
| Neil Franklin | Self |
| George H. W. Bush | Self (archive footage) |
| Paulo Coelho | Self |
| Jim Kolbe | Self |
| Morgan Freeman | Narrator (voice) |
| Paul Wilhelm | Self |
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| William Kramer | Self |
| Bob Keizer | Self |
| Freerk Bruinin | Self |
| Kathrin Honer | Self |
| Cedric Charvet | Self |
| Ruth Dreifuss | Self |
| Jean Claude Etienne | Self |
| Gro Brundtland | Self |
| Gregory Lannes | Self |
| Howard Josepher | Self |
| João Goulão | Self |
| Miguel Vasconcelos | Self |
| Manoel Pizarro | Self |
| Washington Rimas | Self |
| José Junior | Self |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Quebrando o Tabu |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sundog Pictures, Spray Filmes |
| Official site | quebrandootabu.com.br |
| Release date | 3 giugno 2011 |
| Production | Fernando Menocci, Silvana Tinelli, Luciano Huck, Gustavo Halbreich |
| Writer | Fernando Grostein Andrade, Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Thomaz Souto Corrêa, Ricardo Setti, Bruno R. Modolo, Carolina Kotscho |
| Editing | Jair Peres, Leticia Giffoni |
| Cinematography | Fernando Grostein Andrade, Rafael Levy |
| Assistant directors | Fernando Grostein Andrade |
| Camera operators | Fernando Grostein Andrade, Rafael Levy |
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| Additional photography | Fernando Grostein Andrade, Rafael Levy |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Dec 05, 2012
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