# Miss Bala (2011)

> A beauty-pageant contestant is forced into a cartel’s machinery, where survival means performing obedience amid Mexico’s pervasive corruption.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54555

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, Action
- Director: Gerardo Naranjo
- Cast: Stephanie Sigman, Noé Hernández, Jose Yenque, James Russo, Irene Azuela, Miguel Couturier, Gabriel Heads, Juan Carlos Galván
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911600/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: frantic, oppressive, paranoid, intense thriller night, arthouse cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A beauty pageant turns into a nightmare as one woman's quest for freedom collides with a ruthless drug cartel.

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