WELCOME TO TIJUANA
In Tijuana, the violent battleground of Mexico where the Arellano Félix cartel reigns, the army has waged war against drug cartels, after President Calderon’s controversial 2006 crackdown on organized crime.
Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos
WELCOME TO TIJUANA
In Tijuana, the violent battleground of Mexico where the Arellano Félix cartel reigns, the army has waged war against drug cartels, after President Calderon’s controversial 2006 crackdown on organized crime.
63 min 2009 Full HD
Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos
SYNOPSIS
Tijuana is a Mexican city on the U.S. border and a district controlled by the cartel Arellano Félix (CAF), one of the most powerful cartels in the world.
In 2006, president Felipe Calderon declared war to the seven drug cartels that operate in the country. Following a controversial resolution, he sent 40.000 soldiers to kill the Lernaean Hydra of Organized Crime. Ever since, the army gives battles on city streets…
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MAIN CREDITS
Written, Produced & Directed By: YORGOS AVGEROPOULOS
Research Coordinator: AGGELOS ATHANASOPOULOS
Production Manager: ANASTASIA SKOUBRI
Director of Photography: YIANNIS AVGEROPOULOS
Editing: YIANNIS BILIRIS, ANNA PROKOU
Music: YIANNIS PAXEVANIS
Graphics: SAKIS PALPANAS