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Miss Bala (2011)
Directed by Gerardo Naranjo
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Overview
The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.
Rated R | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Stephanie Sigman | Noé Hernández | Irene Azuela | Jose Yenque | James Russo | Miguel Couturier | Gabriel Heads | Juan Carlos Galván | Javier Zaragoza | Lakshmi Picazo | Leonor Victorica | Hugo Márquez | Eduardo Mendizabal
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/20/2012 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Miss Bala is a sobering look at how drug violence has permeated and infected every aspect of Mexican culture, as shown through the experiences of a pretty, young Mexican woman whose only ‘crime’ is to want to enter the Miss Baja beauty pageant.
Circumstances beyond her control contrive to put her at the scene of a brutal, public gang slaying and from that point on she becomes a mere pawn in the game between drug warlords and the police state. Telling who is who is the biggest trick of all though.
At first I was a little put off by the fairly static, almost voyeuristic, camera work, but once it became evident what type of story the filmmaker was trying to tell, it made sense.
A good movie, though very depressing.
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