Miss Bala (2011 film)

Miss Bala
Cinematic release poster
Directed byGerardo Naranjo
Written byGerardo Naranjo
Mauricio Katz
Produced byPablo Cruz
StarringStephanie Sigman
CinematographyMátyás Erdély
Edited byGerardo Naranjo
Music byEmilio Kauderer
Production
companies
Distributed byFox International Productions[1] (through 20th Century Fox)
Release dates
  • 13 May 2011 (2011-05-13) (Cannes)
  • 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) (Mexico)
Running time
113 minutes[2]
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office$427,815[3]

Miss Bala (Spanish for "Miss Bullet")[4] is a 2011 Mexican crime action thriller[5] film written by Gerardo Naranjo with Mauricio Katz and directed by Gerardo Naranjo. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7] The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[8][9] but it did not make the final shortlist.[10] An American remake was made in 2019.

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  3. ^ "Miss Bala (2012) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  4. ^ Bailey-Millado, Rob (31 January 2019). "'Miss Bala' is a misfire — but star Gina Rodriguez is a direct hit". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  6. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Cannes film festival 2011: The full lineup". guardian.co.uk. London. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  8. ^ Hecht, John (22 September 2011). "'Miss Bala' Crowned Mexico's Foreign-Language Oscar Submission". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  9. ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  10. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.