Amat Escalante

Emiliano lives in a small mining town in Mexico. Motivated by a deep sense of justice, he searches for those responsible for the disappearance of his activist mother.

Brutally portraying Mexico’s drug-fueled cycle of extreme violence, Heli revolves around an auto factory worker (Armando Espitia) who comes across a large consignment of cocaine, stolen by his sister’s boyfriend. Best Director winner at Cannes Film Festival 2013.

Domestic drama with a sci-fi twist that won Spanish director Amat Escalante (Heli) the Silver Lion for Best Directing at Venice, 2016.