Heli
A depiction of how violence and corruption, when left unchecked, taints saints and sinners alike, sparing no one.
Heli
HELI is a gritty, intense, thought-provoking film that focuses on the struggle of a young working class family in Mexico, doing everything right , that unexpectedly gets caught up in the drug violence and corruption that has plagued the country for many years.
Writer-director Amat Escalante was named Best Director at Cannes 2013 for this film and was nominated for the Palme d’Or.
Writer-director Amat Escalante was named Best Director at Cannes 2013 for this film and was nominated for the Palme d’Or.
Genre
Crime,
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
105
Language
Spanish
Director
Amat Escalante
Cast
Armando Espitia,
Juan Eduardo Palacios
Awards:
Winner, Best Director, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Andrew Lowry, Total Film
In the mood for something bracing? Amat Escalante’s film is the one for you. An uncompromising, brutal tale from the front line of Mexico’s drug war, it follows the eponymous factory worker (Armando Espitia) as he attempts to tidy up his sister’s lover’s (Juan Eduardo Palacios) impetuous theft from ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 6.13.14 - 6.19.14
NoHo 7 6.13.14 - 6.19.14
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