Heli

    Genre
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    105 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    Mexico, Netherlands
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Amat Escalante
WRITTEN BY:
Gabriel Reyes, Amat Escalante
CAST INCLUDES:
Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Director/Writer Amat Escalante delivers a raw, powerful, "stunning piece of filmmaking" (Los Angeles Times) that took home the win for Best Director at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, in which a factory worker struggles to protect his family from a corrupt police force when his young sister inadvertently lands them in the middle of a drug war.

SYNOPSIS

When Heli’s 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves him in Mexico’s brutal drug war, Heli must do everything it takes to protect his family. As he descends further into inescapable and nightmarish corruption and violence, it threatens to tear his life apart.

Heli

    Genre
    Crime, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    105 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    Mexico, Netherlands
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Amat Escalante
WRITTEN BY
Gabriel Reyes, Amat Escalante
CAST INCLUDES
Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González
Director/Writer Amat Escalante delivers a raw, powerful, "stunning piece of filmmaking" (Los Angeles Times) that took home the win for Best Director at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, in which a factory worker struggles to protect his family from a corrupt police force when his young sister inadvertently lands them in the middle of a drug war.

When Heli’s 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves him in Mexico’s brutal drug war, Heli must do everything it takes to protect his family. As he descends further into inescapable and nightmarish corruption and violence, it threatens to tear his life apart.

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