La civil is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Teodora Mihai.
[4] At Cannes, it won the Prize of Courage in the Un Certain Regard section.
[5] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.
[6] Cath Clarke of The Guardian called the film a "brilliantly realistic nightmare that stays believable right up to the end",[7] while Manuel Betancourt of Variety called it "an unsparing drama about the never ending cycle of violence in Northern Mexico".
[8] Writing for Salon.com, Gary M. Kramer wrote "[the film is an] authentic portrait of this dangerous world".