Juarez is a city of 1.5 million in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, south of El Paso, Texas. It's one of the fastest growing and most violent cities in the world. In 2010 alone, there were 3,111 murders.
Filmmaker Charlie Minn set out to find out why the body count was so high. It's not clear how many of the murders are drug related. Minn said 95 percent of those crimes aren't investigated because of corruption and lack of police officers. He called Juarez the greatest human-rights disaster in the world.
'This film is devoted to the innocent Mexican people who have had to pay a dear price during this escalating violence,' Minn said. 'Those cries need to be heard and they need a voice.'"
'This film is devoted to the innocent Mexican people who have had to pay a dear price during this escalating violence,' Minn said. 'Those cries need to be heard and they need a voice.'"
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