Breaking the Taboo
2011, Portuguese. Directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impact on countries like the USA, Colombia and Russia. Featuring prominent statesmen including Presidents Clinton and Carter, the film follows The Global Commission on Drug Policy on a mission to break the political taboo and expose the biggest failure of global policy in the last 50 years
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Breaking the Taboo is streaming on Xive TV Documentaries in India.
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Details
- Released
- 3 June 2011
- Original title
- Quebrando o Tabu
- Country
- Brazil, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Fernando Grostein Andrade, Ilona Szabó de Carvalho, Thomaz Souto Corrêa
- Budget
- $2M
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Breaking the Taboo runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Breaking the Taboo is streaming on Xive TV Documentaries in India. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed Breaking the Taboo?
Breaking the Taboo (2011) was directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade and stars Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Fernando Henrique Cardoso.