THE 4TH COMPANY (Guadalajara International Film Festival Jarlisco Mexico 2016)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.8|5.0 Starsìììì

The 4^th Company—brutal, gruesome Mexican prison realism—bases itself on real life events. This film serves the mature adult audience and completely deserves a 5.0-star rating for acting, portrayal of storyline, and realistic interpretation of Mexican prison life.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

A Mexican penal system sports its own football team.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Directors Mitzi Vanessa Arreola and Amir Galván Cervera for directing effort. Thank you to

Executive Producers Erwin Neumaier and Sandra Paredes for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Zambrano (Adrian Ladron), Combate (Andoni Gracia), Palafox (Hernan Mendoza), Quinto (Gabino Rodriguez), Florecita (Dario T. Pie), Chaparro (Manuel Ojeda), El Tripas (Carlos Valencia), Burrero (Raymundo Reyes Morena), Sigueiros (Juan Carlos Flores), Marrón (Horacio Garcia Rojas), Entrenador Patino (Guillermo Rios), Antollin (Erando González), El Negro (Josepho Rodriguez), Memo López Jose Sefami), and Custodio Bartolo (Julio Casado).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. The movie is a rough watch.

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