Breaking the Taboo 2011
What is Breaking the Taboo?
Breaking the Taboo is a 2011 documentary film about the war on drugs. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film recounts the history of the drug war, beginning with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2011
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Release date
- Jun 3, 2011
- Original language
- PT
- Origin
- Brazil, United Kingdom
- Studios
- Sundog Pictures, Spray Filmes
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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Breaking the Taboo is a 2011 documentary film about the war on drugs. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film recounts the history of the drug war, beginning with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The documentary uncovers the United Nations sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries such as the United States of America, 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 what is described as the biggest failure of global policy in the last fifty years. The Brazilian documentary has a runtime of one hour and twenty minutes and had a release date in Brazil of June third, 2011.
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Is Breaking the Taboo worth watching?
Breaking the Taboo holds a community rating of 7.1/10 based on 33 verified viewer ratings. It offers engaging Documentary for fans of the genre.
How long is the movie Breaking the Taboo and when was it released?
Breaking the Taboo is a feature film with a runtime of 80 minutes. It was released in 2011. Release status: Released.
Who directed Breaking the Taboo?
Breaking the Taboo was directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade.
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