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Manos sucias
Manos sucias
8.1
/10
147 Ratings

MANOS SUCIAS

Directed by Josef Wladyka
United States, Colombia, 2014
Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A desperate fisherman and a naive young man embark on a journey trafficking drugs up the Pacific coast of Colombia. Hidden beneath the waves, they tow a narco-torpedo filled with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. They must brave the war-torn region while navigating their growing tension…

Synopsis

A desperate fisherman and a naive young man embark on a journey trafficking drugs up the Pacific coast of Colombia. Hidden beneath the waves, they tow a narco-torpedo filled with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. They must brave the war-torn region while navigating their growing tension…

Our take

With both sensitive realism and gripping, visceral action scenes, Manos Sucias is a complex social portrait of Colombia set along its Pacific coast. Told through the lens of two men’s involvement with narcotrafficking, the film won two prizes in Tribeca, and counts Spike Lee as executive producer.