Sometimes it is better NOT to be noticed!

Raven-1969

Beauty stands out from its surroundings. This is both good and bad. A Tijuana beauty pageant is the vehicle for Laura to get noticed by the larger world, but unfortunately it is the wrong type of crowd that is paying attention. Indifferent and shady characters cast her into an underworld and strive to use her for their own interests. However Laura keeps her wits about her, makes useful observations and strives for a way out of the darkness.

Miss Bala captures the real violence, corruption and terror that has claimed tens of thousands of innocent lives and destroyed many more along our Southern border. Good and evil blur together and are hardly distinguishable. Understanding and caring about what is really going on will help us find away forward. Laura helps us comprehend it all. North American premiere seen at the Toronto International Film Festival.

score 9/10

Raven-1969 27 March 2020

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw5582213/