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2023 film by David Zonana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heroic (Spanish: Heroico) is a 2023 drama film written, directed and produced by David Zonana. An international co-production of Mexico and Sweden, it stars Santiago Sandoval Carbajal.
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Directed by | David Zonana |
Written by | David Zonana |
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Starring | Santiago Sandoval Carbajal |
Cinematography | Carolina Costa |
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Distributed by | Wild Bunch |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
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Box office | $1,7 million[1] |
The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2023.[2]
Luis, an Indigenous 18-year-old boy, encounters an institutionally violent system inside the Heroic Military College, which he enters in hope of a better future.
Heroic had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2023.[2] It was also screened in the Panorama section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2023.[3] The film was awarded the Havana Star Prize for Best Film at the 24th Havana Film Festival New York in April 2024.[4]
Prior to its release, Wild Bunch acquired its distribution rights.[5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10.[6]
Erin Brady from /Film wrote: "Heroic is likely a movie that won't work for everyone, as a few intentionally horrifying moments of casual brutality will have viewers squirming. However, by utilizing the camera as an intensely rigid weapon, the film drives home its intentions in a way that's neither overbearing nor vague. It is a powerful example of the power of visual storytelling, of allowing the technical aspects of movies to tell a painful story in a way mere words cannot."[7] Meanwhile, Jordan Mintzer from The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "There are no real surprises in Heroic, which sets its course to hell in the opening scene and follows a straight path there for the next 90 minutes. We learn little about Luis beyond the fact that his dad, who abandoned the family, was a soldier as well, or that his mother’s cancer is the only reason he entered the academy."[8]
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