The controversial and violently explicit film follows the attempts of a Mexican family to make some money. Trouble ensues when the youngest child, 12-year-old Estela (Andrea Vergara), starts dating a 17-year-old fledgling special-forces cadet (Juan Eduardo Palacios). He steals some confiscated cocaine so the two of them can get married. But this angers Estela's older brother, auto plant worker Heli (Armando Espitia), who discards the drugs and they then have to face the corrupt police force they have crossed.
HELI becomes one of several high profile films on the Network label from Central and Latin America which include Oscar-nominated NO and the critically acclaimed relationship movie Gloria.
Director, Amat Escalante, is a self-taught filmmaker from the city of Guanajuato (Mexico), he began to work in cinema at the age of 15. After making two short films, he wrote and directed his first film, SANGRE, shot in his city and premiered at Un Certain Regard Official Selection at Cannes 2005, where he was awarded with the FIPRESCI Prize from the International Critics. LOS BASTARDOS was his second feature film and also premiered at Un Certain Regard Official Selection at Cannes 2008. HELI is his third feature film that premiered at the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, awarding him Best Director.
6 сен 2024
