Synopse
Moral courage in a society which lacks a state monopoly on violence: this gripping kidnap thriller from Mexico portrays a mother who sets out to search for her daughter. Cielo’s daughter Laura is kidnapped. Despite the payment of several ransoms, the child is not returned. With no support from the local police, the mother starts following up clues in the swamp of universal suspicion. She meets Lamarque, a member of the military with unconventional methods who is prepared to help her in her quest. But the nearer Cielo gets to her daughter, the deeper she is dragged into the vortex of violence.
Regie
TEODORA ANA MIHAI (*1981) is a Romanian director, who first gained public attention through documentaries. La Civil is her debut feature and had its world premiere in the section Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2021.
Info
Original Title: La Civil
International Title: La Civil
Category: Feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Teodora Ana Mihai
Screenplay: Teodora Ana Mihai, Habacuc Antonio De Rosario
Cast/Protagonists: Arcelia Ramirez, Alvaro Guerrero, Ayélen Muzo, Jorge A. Jimenez
Production country: Belgium, Mexico, Romania
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 145 min
Producer: Hans Everaert
Production company: Menuetto
Sound: Manuel Danoy, Federico González Jordán, Valérie Le Docte
Casting: Arcelia Ramírez, Alvaro Guerrero, Jorge A. Jimenez
co-production company: One For The Road (Delphine Tomson, Les Films du Fleuve (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne), Mobra Films (Cristian Mungiu, Teorema (Michel Franco
World Sales: Irène Cadavid, Urban Distribution International
