Cartel Land film billboard...

After all the joy and merriment of Christmas (wasn't it fabulous), it's time to get back to gritty reality with this gun-toting billboard for Cartel Land.

Matthew Heineman's street-level documentary takes a close look at the flow of drugs across the U.S. and Mexican border, following the Mexican citizens who have risen up against the ruthless drug traffickers in the state of Michoacán and on the other side, the gun-wielding Arizona paramilitary group policing their local neighbourhood.

This evocative Cartel Land billboard was snapped along Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on November 23, 2015.

If you like this documentary billboard, be sure to also check out these Sicario movie billboards and these Savages movie billboards for similar themed drug war outdoor ad examples.

Stay tuned this coming week for a look at some of the new TV shows (and their billboards) debuting in 2016.