Heli is a 2013 Mexican crime drama film directed by Amat Escalante and produced by Jaime Romandía. Featuring newcomers Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González, and Juan Eduardo Palacios, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Escalante won the Best Director award at the ceremony. While being appreciative of the film's technical aspects, film critics were divided in their opinion of the film itself. Heli was selected to represent Mexico at the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated.
Heli (2013)
Directed by Amat Escalante
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,000,000
Box Office
$367,872
Themes
Tags
Cannes Film Festival, Drug Cartel, Estela, Gang, Justice
Attributes
Narrative Location: Northern Mexico
Subject: corruption, Mexican Drug War, precariat
Time Period: 21st century
Subject: corruption, Mexican Drug War, precariat
Time Period: 21st century
Alternate Titles
Heli
CA, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, MX, ES, GB, US
Ели
BG
Эли
RU
エリ
JP