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The Mexican Mormon War (2012)

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The drug cartels of Mexico, are at war with a group of Mormons, some of whom are related to Mitt Romney. VICE founder Shane Smith went there to document the conflict, meet Romney’s Mormon family, and find out more about how U.S. policy is impacting the war on drugs.

In this film we learn how the “Mormon Manson” turned his family into assassins, leading to the murder of 40 people, all in the name of blood atonement.

The Mormons illegally arm themselves and implement counter-terrorism techniques the US military used in Iraq and Afghanistan. During filming Vice are stalked by the cartel after going on patrol with the police and drinking with the Mormons.

We also learn what Mitt Romney’s Mexican cousins think about his strict immigration policies. Vice talks to Mitt Romney’s Mexican relatives about the time a family member was kidnapped and held for ransom by the cartel.

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