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".