"In this duPont-Award winning documentary, Christof Putzel and his producing partners the Renaud Brothers gained remarkable access to all sides of Mexico’s bloody drug wars, capturing their motivations and providing economic and political context for the violence. Embedded with the Mexican army, CSI teams, and the local police night after night, the team documented execution-style killings and gang shootouts, and conducted candid interviews young kids in gangs. Policies on both sides of the border that fuel the bloodshed are explored with clear and accessible writing including the vital role of lax gun laws in the U.S. and the resulting gun trafficking into Mexico."
-2013 Columbia-duPont Award