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Synopsis

HELI

Winner of the Best Director prize at Cannes Film Festival, HELI is “hypnotic and starkly beautiful…a stunning piece of filmmaking” (Los Angeles Times). When Heli’s 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves him in Mexico’s brutal drug war, Heli must do everything it takes to protect his family. As he descends further into inescapable and nightmarish corruption and violence, it threatens to tear his life apart.

“Heli a stunning piece of filmmaking.” – Los Angeles Times

Reviews

Director Amat Escalante and his gifted cinematographer Lorenzo Hagerman have crafted a powerful film that feels and looks a lot like Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning Traffic.
– David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle

A dead-eyed, lyrical art film that kicks you in the throat.
– Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

Cast & Crew

DIRECTOR:

Amat Escalante

WRITER:

Gabriel Reyes
Amat Escalante

PRODUCER:

Nicolás Celis
Joost de Vries
Eva Eisenloeffel
Amat Escalante
Titus Kreyenberg
Jean Labadie
Leontine Petit
Carlos Reygadas
Jaime Romandia
Juan Carlos Romero Siekman

CAST:

Armando Espitia
Andrea Vergara Andrea Vergara
Linda González Linda Gonzále
Juan Eduardo Palacios
Film Specs

Country of Origin: Mexico

Format: DCP/1.85/Color

Sound Format: Dolby SRD

Running Time: 105 minutes

Genre: Drama

Rating: Not Rated

In Spanish with English Subtitles

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