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Released 5 years ago.
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La Civil
"Never underestimate a mother's wrath."
2021 2h 20m ES
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7.8
BANGER
★7.8TMDB · 106
DramaCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
“Never underestimate a mother's wrath.”
Cast
Arcelia Ramírez
Cielo
Álvaro Guerrero
Gustavo
Jorge A. Jimenez
Lamarque
Eligio Meléndez
Quique
Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño
El Puma
Ayelén Muzo
Robles
Mónica del Carmen
Elida
Mercedes Hernández
Pumas Mother
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Teodora Ana Mihai
- Writers
- Habacuc Antonio De Rosario, Teodora Ana Mihai
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Belgium, Mexico, Romania
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Mexico, Romania.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Teodora Ana Mihai, shot by Marius Panduru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Alain Dessauvage shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Arcelia Ramírez and Álvaro Guerrero and Jorge A. Jimenez carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Never underestimate a mother's wrath.".
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IMDB entry: tt13827606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Teodora Ana Mihai directs. Marius Panduru behind the camera. Alain Dessauvage cuts. Produced in Belgium, Mexico, Romania. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 5 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Mexico, Romania.
- 3Directed by Teodora Ana Mihai, shot by Marius Panduru. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Alain Dessauvage shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Arcelia Ramírez and Álvaro Guerrero and Jorge A. Jimenez carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Never underestimate a mother's wrath.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt13827606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Marius Panduru
- Editing
- Alain Dessauvage
- Runtime
- 140 min · 2h 20m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $21,108
- Original language
- ES
- IMDB
- La Civil (2021)
Also by
Teodora Ana Mihai
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- ON
One for the Road Films
GB
Menuetto
BE
Les Films du Fleuve
BE
Key crew
- EditorAlain Dessauvage
- Executive ProducerTudor Reu
- Co-ProducerCristian Mungiu
- Co-ProducerJean-Pierre Dardenne
- Co-ProducerLuc Dardenne
- Co-ProducerMichel Franco
- Co-ProducerTeodora Ana Mihai
- SongsLuis Berumen
- SongsLila Downs
- ProducerHans Everaert
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2021-08-13· Melbourne International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- La CivilES
