Former U.S. Green Beret Jordan Goudreau Is the Subject of Upcoming Neon Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor Former U.S. Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who was arrested on July 31 in connection to his failed 2020 coup to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is the subject of Neon‘s latest documentary “Men of War.” Directed by Billy Corben (“God Forbid”) and Jen Gatien (“Limelight”) “Men of War” follows Goudreau, who, according to the film’s logline “finds himself in over his head and on the run after mounting the failed Venezuela coup and being chased by the American government who he spent his life fighting for.” Goudreau, a former Special Forces soldier who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, planned to land in Venezuela via speedboat with approximately 60 other men in an attempt to capture Maduro, an authoritarian president.
At the time, Goudreau said that he and his team were acting to protect Venezuela’s democracy after Maduro’s 2018 re-election, which was boycotted by the opposition and condemned as undemocratic by the U.S.
On Wednesday, Goudreau, 48, was charged with conspiracy, smuggling goods from the U.S. and unlawful possession of a machine gun, among 14 counts.
For “Men of War,” Corben and Gatien interviewed Goudreau, his parents and co-conspirators as well as the families of the Americans who were taken hostage in Venezuela due to the coup.
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