El infierno (2010)

El Benny is deported from the U.S. and returns home to a Mexico devastated by the drug wars. He too joins in, and starts climbing the hierarchy, finding a prosperous life, full of money, women, violence and fun.

Director:

Luis Estrada

Writers:

Luis Estrada (screenplay), Luis Estrada (story)

Stars:

Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosio, Ernesto Gómez Cruz

27 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damián Alcázar	...	Benny García
Joaquín Cosio	...	El Cochiloco
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Don José Reyes
María Rojo	...	Doña Mari Reyes
Elizabeth Cervantes	...	La Cuñada
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Capitán Ramírez
Jorge Zárate	...	El Huasteco
Salvador Sánchez	...	El Padrino
Angelina Peláez	...	Mamá García
Kristyan Ferrer	...	El Sobrino (as Kristian Ferrer)
Dagoberto Gama	...	El Sargento
Mauricio Isaac	...	El J.R.
Alejandro Calva	...	Jefe de Policía
Emilio Guerrero	...	El Alcalde
Silverio Palacios	...	Hermanos Cucaracha

Storyline

Benjamin Garcia, Benny, is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the narco business, in which has for the first time in his life, an spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he discovers that criminal life does not always keep its promises. An epic black comedy about the world of Mafia and organized crime, Hell helps us to understand what everybody is asking: What is happening in Mexico today?

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Plot Keywords:

deportee | profanity | assassination | sex scene | neo western | 

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Taglines:

Mexico 2010, El Infierno... Nada que celebrar

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated NC-17 for some graphic violence and explicit sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

In "Herod's Law", a previous movie by Luis Estrada, Gloria (Leticia Huijara) left a note to her husband with the P.S. "Nos vemos en el infierno"/"I'll see you in hell", possibly a hint reference for "El Infierno".

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Goofs

the closeup of the grenade tossed under the pickup truck clearly shows a big hole at the bottom of the grenade, which indicates it is a "dummy" grenade used for training and such, these type of grenades are usual army surplus store stuck.

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Connections

References Salón México (1949)

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Soundtracks

Corrido del J.R.
Music by Santiago Ojeda, lyrics by Luis Estrada and Rodrigo Santos
Performed by 'Terquedad nortena'

User Reviews

Quite solid, for the most part

I enjoyed this movie, but I have yet to see a film show the depth of narco-violence in full honesty. Many related films (e.g. Infierno, Coyote, Sicario) touch on it, but they pull back always, and right when realism calls for naturalism (i.e. Today, a "simple" gun execution is considered a merciful fate; decapitations are a manner of death and do not occur after death). For instance, Infierno would have been a far different film had the Zetas been presented (although they are alluded to when Reyes gets help from the City of Reynosa). One has only to view how Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel compete with decapitation videos to understand that while Infierno has moments of suspense and horror, it does not create an overwhelming sense f dread.

Well acted and photographed otherwise.

Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

3 September 2010 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

El infierno

Filming Locations:

Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,703,873

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Foprocine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1