2008 · action · documentary
Cocaine Cowboys 2
Directed by Billy Corben1h 37m2008
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life is changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda Blanco, who is serving time at a nearby federal prison. Six months later, Cosby is a multi-millionaire, Blanco's lover, and the head of her $40 million a year cocaine business.
Our read: Cocaine Cowboys 2 (2008) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured action / documentary, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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- bleak
- cold
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