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He was apart of an organisation jamaicans referred to as coptics. Add to watchlist in this drug culture documentary, filmmaker billy corben attempts to paint an interesting tableau of the 1970s marijuana smuggling culture in miami. The 2010 slate for rakontur includes a cocaine cowboys dramatic series for hbo, with executive producers jerry bruckheimer and michael bay and the feature documentaries square grouper. Check with this restaurant for current pricing and menu information. Square grouper is the third film in corbens unofficial florida drug trade troika, focusing on the three of the biggest moments in the states history as a pot hub. Documentary r rated movies on dvd and stream online. Florida native billy corbens feature documentary directorial debut, raw deal. Documentary about marijuana trafficking in florida during the 1970s and 1980s. In fact, square grouper is pretty evenhanded in its telling of the exploits of a florida religious group who funded their faith by moving piles and piles of its main sacrament. Square grouper bar and grill american restaurant cudjoe. Square grouper rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. This means absolutely no one under the age of 21, including children.
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