Cocaine Wars (1985)
Erscheinungsjahr: 1985
Land: Argentina, United States
Alternative Title: Vice Wars, La muerte blanca, Guerra da Cocaína, La guerra de la cocaina, Top mission, Kokainowe wojny, American Scorpion
Regisseur: Héctor Olivera
Writer: David Viñas, Héctor Olivera, Steven M. Krauzer
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Alejandro Sessa, Roger Corman
Firmen: Aries Cinematográfica Argentina, New Horizons
Genre: Action, Action Film, Drama, Spy Film
Budget: N/A
Geschichte
In 'Cocaine Wars', Miami DEA agent Cliff Adams (Michael Paré) goes undercover in South America for Gonzalo Reyes (Enrique Pinti), the biggest cocaine exporter. His fiancée, Janet Meade (Janine Turner), a reporter, is investigating Reyes' operations. Reyes orders Cliff to kill Marcelo Villalba (Vic Tablada), who's running for president and threatens Reyes' business. Cliff refuses, adhering to his DEA assignment to work against Reyes. Reyes fears Villalba and Janet's story could ruin him, so he sends someone else after Villalba and kidnaps Janet. Cliff must now prevent Reyes' plans while saving Janet.
Zusammenfassung
'Cocaine Wars', directed by Héctor Olivera in 1985, is an action drama set amidst the explosive turmoil of South American drug trafficking. The film explores themes of corruption, violence, and political instability, as a DEA agent undercover with a powerful drug lord must navigate loyalty to his mission while trying to protect his fiancée, who's investigating the same criminal empire.
