La civil
International release poster
Directed byTeodora Mihai
Written byHabacuc Antonio De Rosario
Teodora Mihai
Produced byHans Everaert
StarringArcelia Ramírez
CinematographyMarius Panduru
Edited byAlain Dessauvage
Music byJean-Stephane Garbe
Hugo Lippens
Release date
  • 9 July 2021 (2021-07-09) (Cannes)
CountriesBelgium
Romania
Mexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office$199,941[1][2]

La civil is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Teodora Mihai.[3] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[4] At Cannes, it won the Prize of Courage in the Un Certain Regard section.[5]

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[6]

Cath Clarke of The Guardian called the film a "brilliantly realistic nightmare that stays believable right up to the end",[7] while Manuel Betancourt of Variety called it "an unsparing drama about the never ending cycle of violence in Northern Mexico".[8]

Writing for Salon.com, Gary M. Kramer wrote "[the film is an] authentic portrait of this dangerous world".[9]

References

  1. ↑ "La Civil (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "La Civil (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "La Civil a Belgian film by Teodora Ana Mihai will premiere in the Official Selection / Un Certain Regard of the Cannes Film Festival". Fab UK Magazine. 3 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Sharf, Zack (10 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Soriano, Jianne (17 July 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "La Civil (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Catyh (7 March 2022). "La Civil review – compelling cartel kidnap drama with a vérité edge". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Betancourt, Manuel (22 August 2021). "'La Civil' Review: A Mother's Search for Her Kidnapped Daughter Anchors This Bleak, Probing Revenge Tale". Variety.
  9. ↑ Kramer, Gary M. (14 July 2022). "In the gripping "La Civil," a daughter is kidnapped as the fallout of Mexico's ongoing drug wars". Salon.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.


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