Blow

Based on a True Story.

Runtime : 124 mins

Genre : Crime Drama

Vote Rating : 7.4

Release Date 04-April-2001

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950s. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that Georges father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960s, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960s, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price.

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Cast Members

George Jung
played by
Johnny Depp

Mirtha Jung
played by
Penélope Cruz

Barbara Buckley
played by
Franka Potente

Ermine Jung
played by
Rachel Griffiths

Derek Foreal
played by
Paul Reubens

Diego Delgado
played by
Jordi Mollà

Pablo Escobar
played by
Cliff Curtis

Kevin Dulli
played by
Max Perlich

Augusto Oliveras
played by
Miguel Sandoval

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