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Cocalero

Jan 22, 2007 | IMDB 5

86 min Watch Now

Documentary

A documentary centered on the union formed by Bolivian farmers in response to their government's (which was urged by the U.S.) effort eradicate coca crops, and the man who would come to represent them, Evo Morales.

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