''La civil'' is a 2021 internationally co-produced

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directed by Teodora Mihai. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the ''

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. At Cannes, it won the Prize of Courage in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section.

Cast

Arcelia Ramírez Arcelia Ramírez (born 7 December 1967) is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1985. She starred in the film '' Such Is Life'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Can ...

as Ciero *

Álvaro Guerrero Álvaro Guerrero (born 26 March 1949 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, best known for his role as "Daniel" in the 2000 film '' Amores Perros''. He appeared as a Jesuit in the Warner Bros. 1986 drama film '' The Mission'', which marked hi ...

as Gustavo * Juan Daniel García Treviño as El Puma *Jorge A. Jimenez as Lamarque

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. Cath Clarke of ''

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'' called the film a "brilliantly realistic nightmare that stays believable right up to the end", while Manuel Betancourt of ''

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'' called it "an unsparing drama about the never ending cycle of violence in

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". Writing for ''

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'', Gary M. Kramer wrote " he film is anauthentic portrait of this dangerous world".

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