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Cornbread Mafia

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The unbelievable true story of the Cornbread Mafia, a group of Kentucky farmers who built the largest domestic marijuana syndicate in U.S. history. Sons of tobacco farmers, moonshiners, and bootleggers, they turned to pot to keep their families fed. What followed was straight out of Kentucky folklore: lion cubs on the farm, backroad police chases, and a code of silence that baffled prosecutors. Part true crime and part cartoon, the film blends community, the War on Drugs, and a whole lot of weed with the humor and heart of the folks who lived it.

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Kristy Puchko Mashable 3d
If the story of the Cornbread Mafia weren't true, you might think it's something the Coen Bros. had dreamed up. Go to Full Review Carmen Paddock MovieJawn 2d
Heartfelt, humorous, and a great watch throughout its relatively brief run time, Cornbread Mafia celebrates all-American ingenuity Go to Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex 4d
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Cornbread Mafia is the kind of film that is both endlessly entertaining and carries an important moral message. Go to Full Review Tina Kakadelis Film Obsessive 5d
Cornbread Mafia is one of those stories that would be too ridiculous to believe if it were written as fiction. How could a group of farmers in a town of 200 in Kentucky be responsible for tons of marijuana over the course of a decade? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Evan Mascagni

Director

Drew Morris

Director

Boyd Holbrook

Narrator

Sam Wagstaff

Screenwriter

Evan Mascagni

Screenwriter

Trevor Kane

Producer
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Synopsis The unbelievable true story of the Cornbread Mafia, a group of Kentucky farmers who built the largest domestic marijuana syndicate in U.S. history. Sons of tobacco farmers, moonshiners, and bootleggers, they turned to pot to keep their families fed. What followed was straight out of Kentucky folklore: lion cubs on the farm, backroad police chases, and a code of silence that baffled prosecutors. Part true crime and part cartoon, the film blends community, the War on Drugs, and a whole lot of weed with the humor and heart of the folks who lived it.
Director
Evan Mascagni, Drew Morris
Producer
Trevor Kane, Merry-Kay Poe, Evan Mascagni
Screenwriter
Sam Wagstaff, Evan Mascagni
Production Co
Unbridled Films
Genre
Crime, Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 25m