'' Miss Bala '' ( Spanish for " Miss Bullet " ) is a 2011 Mexican crime drama action film written by Gerardo Naranjo with Mauricio Katz and directed by Gerardo Naranjo . The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards , but it did not make the final shortlist
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Miss Bala (2011 film)