‘High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule’ – Doc Series on Netflix – An Extraordinary True Tale

High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule is a doc series directed by Stuart Bernard.

Premise

In 2013, Michaella McCollum from Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid from Scotland were caught at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine into Spain. The pair, also known as the `Peru Two,’ were sentenced to almost seven years in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The series provides a first-hand account from Michaella, a former club hostess in the Spanish nightlife, as she traces her journey from arriving in the foreign country for her first holiday to her downward spiral into the illicit world of drugs and excess.

About the Series

Confesiones de una 'mula' en Ibiza
High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule (2022)

In four episodes we are told the story of Michaella McCollum, through her own recounting of what went down, and interviews with her relatives, friends and people involved. It also counts on dramatized scenes, and archive footage.

It is a bizarre story, and definitely extraordinary. Another matter is if one feels like hearing about it. It could easily have been made into a thriller series in line with ‘Narco-Saints‘, and might have been more entertaining in that format, providing the viewer with a healthy distance to the story, but that is a question of the individual viewer’s temperament.

Our Opinion

I wonder if it would have been more entertaining as a thriller series based on true events, rather than a doc series. However, some viewers might enjoy the reality show documentary series take in this true crime number. It is well edited, and has all the ingredients required in this format: first hand accounts, testimonies, interviews, archive footage, dramatized scenes, and peculiar characters. Irrespective of what format might suit it best, it tells an extraordinary story.

Release Date

October 21, 2022

Where to Watch High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule

Netflix.

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Tatiana Penfold

Sade Giliberti

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