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The climax of the film occurs after Laura wins the Miss Baja contest; she attempts to escape, but is recovered and later raped. The gang uses her to seduce a prominent military general (Miguel
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is loosely based on a real incident, in which 2008's Miss
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agent who has infiltrated the organization (José Yenque).
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532:Bailey-Millado, Rob (31 January 2019).
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1386:Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer
1319:Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman
944:D'Alessandro, Anthony (2 March 2018).
462:"Fox to distrib 'Miss Bala' in Mexico"
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555:"Miss Bala (2012) - Gerardo Naranjo"
493:British Board of Film Classification
1594:Action films based on actual events
1370:Violet Perfume: No One Is Listening
387:rating to reviews, the film has an
832:Fleming, Mike Jr. (4 April 2017).
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630:Hecht, John (22 September 2011).
365:received praise from critics. On
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738:Kaufman, Anthony (15 May 2011).
460:Abrams, Rachel (28 April 2011).
1080:Best International Feature Film
712:Matt Barone (21 January 2012).
916:Kroll, Justin (19 July 2017).
860:N'Duka, Amanda (15 May 2017).
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888:Lang, Brent (23 April 2018).
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802:"Miss Bala (2011) Reviews"
399:In 2017, it was announced
233:Best Foreign Language Film
160:9 September 2011
1303:The Beginning and the End
359:2011 Cannes Film Festival
297:as General SalomĂłn Duarte
229:2011 Cannes Film Festival
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1287:Like Water for Chocolate
1215:The Place Without Limits
35:Cinematic release poster
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745:The Wall Street Journal
611:. London. 14 April 2011
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1530:Prayers for the Stolen
1255:Life Is Most Important
1175:Reed: Insurgent Mexico
636:The Hollywood Reporter
357:On its release at the
315:Lakshmi Picazo as Suzu
145:13 May 2011
1609:Films set in Tijuana
1247:The Realm of Fortune
1191:Letters from Marusia
347:Guadalajara, Jalisco
1614:2010s Mexican films
1426:Tear This Heart Out
1183:Calzonzin Inspector
1072:Mexican submissions
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401:Catherine Hardwicke
291:as Jessica Berlanga
237:84th Academy Awards
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771:"Miss Bala (2012)"
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1458:After Lucia
1311:Midaq Alley
519:The Numbers
323:Kike CĂĄmara
319:Jose Yenque
310:James Russo
181:113 minutes
59:Produced by
41:Directed by
1569:2011 films
1563:Categories
1474:Cantinflas
1335:Un embrujo
1151:Black Wind
1020:Metacritic
993:BBC Online
807:Metacritic
697:19 January
671:14 October
661:oscars.org
539:1 February
444:References
381:Metacritic
202:Box office
164:2011-09-09
149:2011-05-13
106:Production
62:Pablo Cruz
49:Written by
1498:Tempestad
1482:600 Miles
1450:Miss Bala
1354:2000â2023
1087:1950â1999
1031:Miss Bala
1015:Miss Bala
1004:Miss Bala
988:Miss Bala
977:Miss Bala
817:4 January
786:4 January
499:19 August
374:Miss Bala
363:Miss Bala
353:Reception
343:munitions
335:Miss Bala
213:Miss Bala
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108:companies
87:Edited by
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16:2011 film
1490:Desierto
1442:Biutiful
1434:Backyard
1279:Homework
1231:Eréndira
1127:Tlayucan
1074:for the
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615:16 April
589:16 April
560:AllMovie
473:29 April
427:See also
345:outside
312:as Jimmy
194:Language
95:Music by
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1167:El Topo
1111:Macario
1103:NazarĂn
1095:Torero!
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929:22 July
923:Variety
901:22 July
895:Variety
873:22 July
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723:3 April
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1295:Cronos
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579:Cannes
415:, and
395:Remake
189:Mexico
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1078:for
1009:IMDb
959:2018
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847:2018
819:2021
788:2021
757:2011
725:2016
699:2012
673:2011
643:2011
617:2011
591:2011
541:2019
501:2011
475:2023
276:Cast
247:Plot
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