Miss Bala 15
Mexico’s official entry for the 2012 Academy Awards, Miss Bala tells the story of Laura, a young woman from Baja California who dreams of becoming a beauty queen but instead finds herself delivered her into the hands of a violent gang of Mexican drug smugglers. Combining explosive bursts of brutal action with mesmeric sequences of balletic beauty and searingly vivid imagery, Miss Bala has taken worldwide festival audiences by storm.
film of the month!
Miss Bala is our Film of the Month, a hidden gem that comes highly recommended by the Showroom. Showroom Soulmate members receive DOUBLE POINTS for all screenings of this film.
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- Director
- Gerardo Naranjo
- Year
- 2011
- Duration
- 113 mins
- Language
- Spanish / English
- Cast
- Irene Azuela, Miguel Couturier, Stephanie Sigman
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