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Mena (2017)

Mena
Mena
R
Crime
Action
Comedy
History
Thriller

Release Date
August 18, 2017
Director
Doug Liman
Runtime
115
Main Genre
Crime
Studio
Universal Pictures
Writers
Gary Spinelli
Tagline
It’s not a felony if you’re doing it for the good guys

Summary

Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the United States. The operation spawns the birth of the Medellin cartel and almost brings down the Reagan White House.

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