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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
An Encore presentation ofSquare Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja
Square Grouper is a wildly entertaining doc about pot smuggling in 1970s South Florida from Miami filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman of rakontur, the minds behind the globally popular Cocaine Cowboys series and ESPN’s The U.Named after the bales of marijuana that were often caught in the warm Florida coastal waters by unsuspecting fishermen, Square Grouper is a vivid portrait of South Florida’s pot smuggling culture in the 1970s. It focuses on three incredible stories from the era: the infamous Black Tuna Gang, a group of savvy smugglers led by Robert Platshorn, the longest serving marijuana prisoner in US History; the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, whose members (including children) all smoked marijuana from morning till night, and ran a massive pot dealing operation out of Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island; and Everglades City, a tiny fishing village 80 miles west of Miami with an brazenly outlaw history of smuggling, from endangered animals, to rum, to weed.
We've brought back this wildly entertaining film for a few extra showings. Don't miss out and buy your tickets today! Seating is limited.
