Exclusive: Banijay is pushing into the premium feature doc space with a show about Pablo Escobar’s son’s extraordinary reconciliation with Colombian Politician Rodrigo Lara’s son Jorge, whose father’s death was ordered by the drug kingpin.
Lara vs. Escobar is being produced by Banijay Benelux Jv Scenery and distributed by Banijay Rights, which will launch sales in a few days’ time at Mipcom.
BAFTA-winning director Mags Gavan said she dedicated over a decade to get access for the feature, which delves into Rodrigo Lara’s Escobar-backed murder and the incredible fallout. Upon learning of his father’s death, Jorge Lara was initially out for revenge but a twist of fate reconciled him with Escobar’s son, one of the most notorious criminals of all time, as he realized that they had more in common than he thought. The doc will be told via double narrative, weaving between past and present.
Lara vs. Escobar is being produced by Banijay Benelux Jv Scenery and distributed by Banijay Rights, which will launch sales in a few days’ time at Mipcom.
BAFTA-winning director Mags Gavan said she dedicated over a decade to get access for the feature, which delves into Rodrigo Lara’s Escobar-backed murder and the incredible fallout. Upon learning of his father’s death, Jorge Lara was initially out for revenge but a twist of fate reconciled him with Escobar’s son, one of the most notorious criminals of all time, as he realized that they had more in common than he thought. The doc will be told via double narrative, weaving between past and present.
- 10/14/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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