Blow racconta l'incredibile storia di George Jung, per tutti Boston George, l'antieroe americano diventato punto di riferimento per il cartello di Medellin di Pablo Escobar e il più grande importatore di cocaina negli Stati Uniti degli anni '80. All'inizio Jung è solo un giovane hippy che trasporta marijuana con voli di fortuna dalle montagne del Messico agli Stati Uniti. Sveglio e intraprendente, amante del rischio, il giro di George cresce così tanto che riesce a tirar su più di 100.000 dollari al mese, soldi che gli permettono di assumere più piloti per trasportare maggiori quantità di merce. Ma la fortuna gira e viene arrestato una prima volta nel 1972 a Chicago, con 330 chili di marijuana. In galera incontra Carlos Lehder, un giovane ladro di auto colombiano con collegamenti con il cartello, e la storia cambia drammaticamente: i due si mettono in affari insieme, passando dallo spaccio di marijuana al più redditizio commercio di cocaina, trasformandola da droga utilizzata principalmente dalla ricca elite appartenente al mondo dello spettacolo in droga 'per tutti'. Si afferma così un'impresa rischiosissima ma dai profitti inimmaginabili che muove centinaia di milioni di dollari trasformando Boston George in uno dei re del narcotraffico. La corsa si interrompe bruscamente quando gli agenti della DEA e la polizia della Florida lo arrestano con trecento chili di cocaina, distruggendo irrimediabilmente tanto la sua fortuna quanto la sua intera vita. Ma non è tutto... Scritto con uno stile asciutto e corrosivo, Blow è un resoconto sul mondo oscuro del contrabbando internazion

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