Synopsis
In 1979, the US Customs Service reported that 87% of all marijuana seizures in the US were made in the South Florida area. Due to the region's 5,000 miles of coast and coastal waterways and close proximity to the Caribbean and Latin America, South Florida was a pot smuggler's paradise. In sharp contrast to the brazenly violent cocaine cowboys of the 1980's, Miami's marijuana smugglers were cooler, calmer, and for the most part, nonviolent. SQUARE GROUPER paints a vivid portrait of Miami's pot smuggling culture in the 1970s and 1980s through three of the city's most colorful stories.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | April 15th, 2011 (Limited) by Magnolia Pictures |
| MPAA Rating: | R for images of drug use - some involving children. (Rating bulletin 2162, 3/9/2011) |
| Running Time: | 100 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Narcotics, Organized Crime, Segments, Religious, Political, Corrupt Cops |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Factual |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Rakontur production |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |