Mexico

HELI
2013 Oscar® Selection, Mexico

In a small town in the Mexican plains, Heli lives a modest but peaceful life with his wife and newborn child, his father and 12-year-old sister. But when his sister gets mixed up with a police cadet, a chain of brutal events comes raining down on the unsuspecting family. Filmmaker Amat Escalante won Best Director at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for his unflinching portrait of an innocent family caught in a violent war between drug gangs and crooked government officials. “A stunning piece of filmmaking…Hypnotic, starkly beautiful.” –LA Times. Official Selection, 2013 AFI FEST, Karlovy Vary, London, Chicago Film Festivals.

DIR/SCR Amat Escalante; SCR Gabriel Reyes; PROD Jaime Romandia. Mexico/Netherlands/Germany/France, 2013, color, 105 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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July 14, 2025

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:50 a.m., 2:05, 6:30, 8:50

THE RAIN PEOPLE 12:00

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE (12:05, 2:10, 6:20, 8:30 — all screenings presented with open-captions)

THE DESPERATE HOURS 2:10

FAMILIAR TOUCH (4:15 open-captioned show)

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 4:20

BONNIE AND CLYDE 4:30

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THE FRENCH CONNECTION 9:10

July 15, 2025

THE DESPERATE HOURS 11:45 a.m.

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:50 a.m., 2:05, 6:30, 8:50

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE (12:05, 2:10, 6:20, 8:30 — all screenings presented with open-captions)

THE RAIN PEOPLE 2:10

FAMILIAR TOUCH 4:15

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME (4:20 open-captioned show)

BONNIE AND CLYDE 4:30

THE FRENCH CONNECTION 7:00

DEMENTIA 13 - Director's Cut 9:15

July 16, 2025

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE w/ rarely seen short IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE 2001 11:50 a.m., 2:05, 8:30

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE (12:05, 2:10, 6:20 — all screenings presented with open-captions)

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THE DESPERATE HOURS 2:15

FAMILIAR TOUCH (4:15 open-captioned show)

THE FRENCH CONNECTION 4:45

THE RAIN PEOPLE 7:00

THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME 7:45

BONNIE AND CLYDE 9:15

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