A notorious French ex-felon becomes an informant and infiltrates a Mexican drug cartel.
Acting
Gamblin's physical deterioration is quietly devastating.
Direction
Battiato's documentary-style realism grounds every scene.
Director
Giacomo Battiato
Jacques Gamblin
Michel Carrat
Laurent Lucas
François Ruby
Hélène de Saint-Père
Isabelle Carrat
Bertrand Constant
Bertrand
Martin Sochor
Alain Montherl
Scali Delpeyrat
Directeur de cabinet
Cristiana Capotondi
Laura Bassaro
Hichem Rostom
Général Ali
Fethi Haddaoui
Abd Al-Rahman Isa
Petra Špindlerová
Delphine
Jean-François Balmer
Le directeur de la DST
Mehdi Dehbi
Issam Mourad
Denis Sylvain
Gérard
Lotfi Dziri
Abou Nizar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real French informant programs, this exposes Europe's hidden role in cartel operations. Most viewers assume this is pure fiction.
Shot in actual former cartel safe houses in Michoacán; production needed military escort. Gamblin refused body doubles for tense location scenes.
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