Blood On The Wall documentary details the crisis south of the border.

For decades, millions of undocumented fled their countries for better and safer opportunities in the United States. In this film, it explores the internal and external influences on Mexico as it deals with the key issues of migrant caravans from Central America heading to the U.S., the dangerous but resilient traffickers fueling the cross-border drug trade and how corruption has impacted politics at every level.

From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger and Emmy-winning filmmaker Nick Quested, the pair observes the U.S. policies of the past few decades fragmenting Mexico’s political order.

“The issues Mexico faces right now are layered and complex and ultimately intertwined with how the U.S. has approached foreign policy and immigration since the Reagan era. The history and the future of the country and its inhabitants are so bound up in the larger forces at work in the region, it’s vital to look at them holistically. We’re reaching a juncture in this election year when understanding the socio-political landscape of our neighbors is incredibly important for people before going into the voting booth,” stated director Sebastian Junger.

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Some of the key interviews included Felipe Calderon, former president of Mexico; Arturo Sarukhan, the former Mexican ambassador to the U.S.; Julia Preston, former New York Times Mexico correspondent; Carm Aristegui, CNN en Espanol anchor; Alan Bersin, former U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner; and Jack Riley, former Drug Enforcement Administration deputy director.

Other interviews featured families migrating in caravans to the U.S., drug makers in a Sinaloa heroin lab, drug runners, and Angel Mundo, a survivor of the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping and massacre.

“Systemic change is top of mind for a lot of people right now and that conversation needs to include U.S. foreign policies that only enhance the inequities across our southern border, allowing ruthless leaders and cartels to take advantage of people for their personal gain,” added director Nick Quested. “Humans are remarkably resilient, but when you disenfranchise them, taking away their peace and stability, it can leave them in a very desperate situation. The urgency of tackling these nuanced, extremely complex issues—caravan, cartels, and corruption—has never been greater.

This is the second collaboration with the filmmakers and National Geographic following the documentary Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of Isis.

Blood on the Wall premieres on the National Geographic Channel on Wednesday, September 30, at 9/8c.

Watch the trailer below and let us know what you think.

Source: National Geographic