Movie
Heroic
Overview
Luis, an 18-year-old Mexican boy with indigenous roots, enters the Heroico Military College with the hope of securing a better future. There, he encounters a rigid and institutionally violent system designed to make him a perfect soldier.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-09-21
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film i Väst, Common Ground Pictures, TEOREMA, Filmadora, CTT Exp & Rentals
- Country
- Mexico, Sweden
- Original language
- ES
Cast
- Santiago Sandoval as Luis Núñez Rosales
- Fernando Cuautle as Eugenio Sierra "Pibe"
- Mónica del Carmen as Yanin
- Esteban Caicedo as Mario
- Isabel Yudice as Andrea
- Carlos Gerardo García as Ratón
- Germán Carrizales as Herrera
- Salvador Rico as Uribe
- Ricardo Tadeo as Arturo
- Ari Axel Hernández as Carrasco
- David Deleo as López
- Norma Pablo as Madre de Mario
Crew
- David Zonana - Director
- David Zonana - Writer
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