directed by: Catherine Hardwicke, year: 2019
actors: Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Cordova

Miss Bala (2019) follows Gloria, a young Mexican woman who becomes entangled with a brutal drug cartel after witnessing a massacre during a pageant trip. To protect her family and herself, she reluctantly partners with a corrupt fixer and navigates a perilous network of criminals and corrupt authorities. As she transforms from a reluctant witness into a determined survivor, Gloria must decide how far she will go to expose the truth and seek justice while staying alive.

Teenage Heroine, Crime Thriller, Action Thriller, Drama, Female Led