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Heli

Heli

2013
Drama
1h 45m
Heli is confronted with police corruption, drug trafficking, sexual exploitation, love, guilt, and revenge in search for his father who has mysteriously disappeared. (ioncinema.com)
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Heli

2013
Drama
1h 45m
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Avg Percentile 53.58% from 162 total ratings

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Rated 21 Mar 2014
57
22nd
A clinically shot, straight forward political drama about everything terrible one could encounter in any given place.
Rated 31 May 2014
45
23rd
An angry but also well-shot torture-porn, destined to throw its characters in an overwhelming wave of violence, bureaucracy and sexual abuse. Escalante asks: what's left of us after these brutal acts? Almost nothing, as Heli wants revenge -- and gets it -- and still struggles with his rude sexuality. From the very first travelling -- poor young men in the back of a Elite Squad SUV --, this is pure cinematic vomiting. Better stick to A Touch of Sin and Diaz's North, also presented at Cannes 13.
Rated 18 Feb 2015
80
74th
An impressive, gripping and traumatically bleak experience. This film puts you into the protagonist's shoes in textbook fashion, leaves you rooting for him, and only beats you up again and again for your faith. Powerful stuff and maybe too nihilistic for some. But also a perfectly made film in terms of look, feel, setting, casting, sound design and camerawork. A film which deserves most of the plaudits it has received.
Rated 01 Dec 2013
30
17th
Yet another so grim it hurts social realist drama about the drug trade. Wake me up when you have something new to say or can do it without resorting to the usual tropes. Why this is so highly regarded is beyond me, must be that this is the first time anyone has seen this oo so grim so tragic nonsense, Battle of Tangiers did torture so I'd care in this I think get on with it you idiots
Rated 25 Nov 2013
80
74th
A brutal drama about consequences...probably won't watch it again, it was arguably too much at some points
Rated 29 Aug 2014
6
44th
Bleak and tragic, with some quite disturbing moments.
Rated 29 Sep 2013
80
64th
Filmekimi 2013 & Son yarim saati kesilip atilirsa sayet bir basyapit oldugunu dusunuyorum. Bu haliyle, sonlara dogru uzayan, hantallasan degerli bir film.
Rated 09 Jun 2014
70
56th
I'm getting tired of naturalistic 'poverty porn' winning awards at Cannes all the time.
Rated 20 Dec 2021
65
52nd
strong opening and in general quite brutal watch, particularly that one scene jfc. but missing something to make it great
Rated 01 Nov 2022
70
41st
Misery porn, but probably justified when you’re highlighting the absurdity of the drug war and its effects on Mexico. Tell me all this is worth it just so people can’t legally get high

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