La Civil

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]

La civil
International release poster
Directed by	Teodora Mihai
Written by	Habacuc Antonio De Rosario Teodora Mihai
Produced by	Hans Everaert
Starring	Arcelia Ramírez
Cinematography	Marius Panduru
Edited by	Alain Dessauvage
Music by	Jean-Stephane Garbe Hugo Lippens
Release date	9 July 2021 (2021-07-09) (Cannes)
Countries	Belgium Romania Mexico
Language	Spanish
Box office	$199,941[1][2]

Cast

• Arcelia Ramírez as Ciero
• Álvaro Guerrero as Gustavo
• Juan Daniel García Treviño as El Puma
• Jorge A. Jimenez as Lamarque

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]