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Hell is a 2010 Mexican black comedy film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and following the line of La ley de Herodes
; it's a political satire
about the drug trafficking in Mexico
. The film has been a critical and commercial success in Mexico.
The film has been nominated for the 25th Goya Awards
for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
.
from the United States
to his hometown in Mexico
(a fictional place named San Miguel Arcángel). Back home is a bleak picture, he can't find an honest job and most of the town is held with the business of drug trafficking. Benny gets involved in the narco business, a "spectacular" job where he gets a lot of money, women and fun. But soon he finds out that the violent criminal life is not easy and much less fun.
La ley de Herodes
Herod's Law is a 1999 Mexican comedy film produced by Bandidos Films; it's a political satire of corruption in Mexico and the long-ruling PRI party...
; it's a political satire
Political satire
Political satire is a significant part of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where such arguments are expressly...
about the drug trafficking in Mexico
Mexican Drug War
The Mexican Drug War is an ongoing armed conflict taking place among rival drug cartels who fight each other for regional control, and Mexican government forces who seek to combat drug trafficking. However, the government's principal goal has been to put down the drug-related violence that was...
. The film has been a critical and commercial success in Mexico.
The film has been nominated for the 25th Goya Awards
25th Goya Awards
The 25th Goya Awards were given on February 13 of 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. Black Bread by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director.-Major awards:-Other award nominees:...
for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
The Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-Awards by nation:-References:**...
.
Plot
Benjamín "Benny" García is deportedIllegal immigration to the United States
An illegal immigrant in the United States is an alien who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa....
from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to his hometown in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(a fictional place named San Miguel Arcángel). Back home is a bleak picture, he can't find an honest job and most of the town is held with the business of drug trafficking. Benny gets involved in the narco business, a "spectacular" job where he gets a lot of money, women and fun. But soon he finds out that the violent criminal life is not easy and much less fun.
Cast
- Damián AlcázarDamián AlcázarDamián Alcázar is a Mexican actor.To an English-speaking audience, he is probably best known as Lord Sopespian in the 2008 film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.- Filmography :...
as Benny García - Joaquín CosioJoaquín CosíoJoaquín Cosío is an actor best known in México by his role as "Mascarita" in Matando Cabos. He has most recently played a major henchman, General Medrano, in the most recent James Bond film, Quantum of Solace and for his role in El Infierno as El Cochiloco.-Films & TV series:* A Better Life .......
as Cochiloco - Ernesto Gómez CruzErnesto Gómez CruzErnesto Gómez Cruz is a prolific Mexican actor with more than 154 films.He has been nominated several times for the Ariel Award...
as don José Reyes - María RojoMaría RojoMaría de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui commonly known as María Rojo — — is a Mexican actress and politician. She is currently Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress....
as doña Mary Reyes - Elizabeth Cervantes as Lupe
- Daniel Giménez CachoDaniel Giménez CachoDaniel Giménez Cacho is a Spanish-born Ariel award winner Mexican actor who has starred in several Mexican films such as Solo con tu pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley and Arráncame la Vida, among others as well as in Spanish Films and TV shows.He is known for having worked with some of the most...
as Captain Ramírez - Jorge Zárate as Huasteco
- Salvador Sánchez as don Rogaciano, the godfather
- Angelina Peláez as Mamá García
- Kristian Ferrer as Benjamín, the nephew
- Dagoberto Gama as Sargento
- Mauricio Isaac as J.R. Reyes
- Alejandro Calva as Chief police
- Emilio Guerrero as Major
- Silverio Palacios as Cucaracha / Pánfilo, the twin brothers