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.
- Awards
- 28 wins & 6 nominations
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- TriviaThis 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, "La ley de Herodes (1999)" and "La dictadura perfecta (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.
- GoofsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFollowed by La dictadura perfecta (2014)
Featured review
Best Mexican movie of the year
Estrada's "El infierno" is a must see movie. Estrada has come back again in force from La "Ley de Herodes" (Herod's Law). In that movie, Estrada made a well depicted view of Mexican society in the late 1990s and we couldn't get worse back then. How wrong we were: It has. The satire portrayed in El Infierno shows how we are really at the gates of hell in a civil war that nobody wants to see or acknowledge. The movie has spectacular shots of the San Luis Potosi Desert that serve as a framework to develop all the memorable characters in the film, like Damian Alcázar Benny that transforms itself from a naive character to a ruthless hit man; or Joaquín Cosío (Cochiloco) both salvage and family man. Even with the pessimistic mood and end message of the film, it is commendable that has been partially financed by public funds and that is having a well-deserved attendance in commercial theaters. Highly recommended.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $6,703,873
- Runtime2 hours 29 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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