Hell

Original title: El infierno

2010
NC-17
2h 29m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Damián Alcázar and Jorge Zárate in Hell (2010)

Dark Comedy Satire Action Comedy Crime Drama Western

After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 28 wins & 6 nominations

Photos11

+ 6

More like this

7.8

Herod's Law

7.2

The Perfect Dictatorship

6.9

7.4

6.7

5.6

7.3

6.6

8.3

6.7

7.3

7.5

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
This film and "Un mundo maravilloso (2006)" are the films in the series that received less censorship during their projection in Mexico. This could be because the other two, "Herod's Law (1999)" and "The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)," were released when the most powerful and controversial political party of the country, PRI, known in Mexico for its intolerance to criticism, was ruling the country.

Goofs
The close-up of the grenade tossed under the pickup truck reveals a big hole at the bottom of the grenade, which indicates it is a dummy grenade, usual Army surplus store stock and commonly used for training.

Connections
Followed by The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)

Soundtracks
México americano
Written by Rumel Fuentes
Performed by Los Lobos
Courtesy of Los Lobos Records

User reviews32

Review

Featured review

10/10

La Vida No Vale Nada----very dark comedy of the drug wars in Mexico

This synopsis of the drug wars in Mexico is a dark comedy which makes it watchable but also sad.

La vida no vale nada (life has no value). Is the theme of the characters and by implication most of Northern Mexico. And the here and now because of this drug money fueled nightmare is el infierno (hell) (original title).

Obviously the story is written for comical effect and the gangs made funny (they would assuredly not be in real life).

It is a digestible way to sum up a lot of truths. Social commentary comedy?

Very well filmed gives balance to the Telenovela versions of this conflict like El Hombre De Los Cielos etc...

I recommend this movie highly for any audience. You will look at Mexico differently.