OFFICIAL SELECTION, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2011
Director Naranjos first major success outside of Mexico, this drama about a young woman clinging to beauty-queen dreams amidst the harsh realities of the Mexican drug war packs a roundhouse wallop. It’s a stark, terrifying spiral into an amoral world
one of the most powerful crime pictures you’re likely to see. (Greg Klimkiw) English subtitles