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Dominican Rep. Miss Bala
- Original title
- Miss Bala
- Year
- 2011
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
Mexico- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Stephanie Sigman
Noé Hernández
Irene Azuela
James Russo- Lakshmi Picazo
Juan Carlos Galván- Jose Yenque
- Leonor Victorica
- Miguel Couturier
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Mexico-United States;
- Genre
- Drama | Social Drama. Crime. Mafia. Drugs
- Synopsis
- In Mexico, a lawless country, Laura, a young aspiring beauty queen finds her dream turned against her when she unwillingly gets involved with a criminal group at war. Young Laura clings to her dream of becoming a beauty queen. Her obsession to gain the title lands her in the hands of a gang that’s wreaking terror in northern Mexico. Although she finally bags the crown, her experience as an involuntary participant in the violent gang wars that are shaking the country will change her life.
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- Awards
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2011: Ariel Awards: 3 Nominations: Best Film, Director and Actor (N. Hernández)2011: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best Hispano American Film2011: Cannes Film Festival: Films in competition ("Un certain regard")2011: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film
- Critics' reviews
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"Loosely based on real events, this harrowing, superbly made drama by fast-rising filmmaker Gerardo Naranjo is Mexico's 2012 submission for Best Foreign Language Film - rightfully so."
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"A lively, white-knuckle thriller where any such proselytizing is reduced to implication."
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"Fast and dangerous, Miss Bala is a hair-raising actioner."
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"No beauty contest has ever been more bizarre than the one in Gerardo Naranjo's shockingly powerful thriller."
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