La Civil
2021 film
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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]
Teodora Mihai
| La civil | |
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International release poster | |
| Directed by | Teodora Mihai |
| Written by | Habacuc Antonio De Rosario Teodora Mihai |
| Produced by | Hans Everaert |
| Starring | Arcelia Ramírez |
| Cinematography | Marius Panduru |
| Edited by | Alain Dessauvage |
| Music by | Jean-Stephane Garbe Hugo Lippens |
Release date |
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| Countries | Belgium Romania Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $199,941[1][2] |
Cast
- Arcelia Ramírez as Ciero
- Álvaro Guerrero as Gustavo
- Juan Daniel García Treviño as El Puma
- Jorge A. Jimenez as Lamarque
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]
