Film looks at Mexican drug cartels

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The movie: “8 Murders a Day”

When: Opening Friday at Village Square

Cast: Charles Bowden, Molly Molloy, Paul Cicala, Tony Payan

Director: Charlie Minn

The story: A documentary look at how warring drug cartels, and the Mexican government’s war against the criminals running the gangs, have transformed Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez into the world’s murder capital, with thousands of innocents dying in the crossfire.

The buzz: Talking heads featured in the documentary range from academics to reporters covering the violence to writer Charles Bowden, author of the book “Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields.”

— Carol Cling