Miss Bala
A poverty-stricken young Mexican street vendour Laura Guerrero enters a beauty contest in this thrilling, headlong story, only to find herself caught up in the absurdist chaos that is the Mexican/U.S. war on drugs.
Laura is caught up in a tense, fast-paced game of cat and mouse between the cartel and the equally malevolent local police force. Forced by charismatic, brutal drug kingpin Lido (Noe Hernandez) to undergo a series of increasingly terrifying missions, she is witness to the inner workings of an unwinnable conflict. A vertiginous, dark and action-packed film, Miss Bala is fuelled by Naranjo's bravura filmmaking and genuine outrage at his country's misery.
Starring: Stephanie Sigman, Irene Azuela, Miguel Couturier, Gabriel Heads
Language: Spanish
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