El Informante

A cigarette factory, dawn, machinery humming. A researcher's testimony threatens to upend the industry, a journalist pursues the story. Michael Mann's meticulous direction grounds this true story.

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Michael Mann directed El Informante in 1999. See Michael Mann's full filmography, where to start with Michael Mann, or where to go after you've seen everything by Michael Mann.

El Informante was released in 1999 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 158 minutes.