La civil

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La civil
La civil poster.jpg
International release poster
Directed byTeodora Mihai
Written byHabacuc Antonio De Rosario
Teodora Mihai
Produced byHans Everaert
Starring Arcelia 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]

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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]

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