New Feature Documentary on Pablo Escobar Focuses on Scottish Mercenary Hired to Kill Drug Lord (EXCLUSIVE)

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Manori Ravindran International EditorA new feature documentary has secured exclusive access to the story of Peter McAleese, the Scottish mercenary and ex-SAS operative who was hired by a Colombian drug cartel to assassinate drug baron Pablo Escobar.Produced by Glasgow-based Two Rivers Media and Salon Pictures, the producers of David Bowie film “Stardust,” “Killing Escobar” is told in McAleese’s own words and features never-before-seen footage of his 1989 Colombian mission.

The doc also reveals how McAleese’s violent upbringing in Glasgow, SAS training and experience as a mercenary in Africa led him to take on the daring — and seemingly suicidal — assignment.Commissioned by BBC Scotland, the film is backed by fledgling distributor Abacus.

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