Publisher's Synopsis
George Jung (Johnny Depp), having seen his parents defeated by poverty vows to do better for himself and when his marajuana dealing operation lands him in jail the chance to join the drugs big league beckons. On release, George seizes the opportunities of the 1970s American cocaine boom, establishing himself as the man behind 85% of the country's entire supply. But George doesn't have the icy determination for a business that is lethal to its own, and soon his relationship with Mirtha (Penelope Cruz) is on the rocks and his business dissolving around him. Based on a true story.
