''The 4th Company'' ( es, La 4ª Compañía) is a 2016 Mexican-Spanish sports crime drama film directed by Mitzi Vanessa Arreola and

Amir Galván Cervera Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

. The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not selected. ''The 4th Company'' won the

Ariel Award for Best Picture The Ariel Award for Best Picture (Ariel de Mejor Película in Spanish) is the highest award given in Mexico to a single film and is part of the Mexican Academy of Film's Ariel Award program. Award results

at the

59th Ariel Awards The 59th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on July 11, 2017, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 27 categories ...

. Netflix distributed the film from 6 April 2018, but it subsequently departed the service in April 2021.

Cast

* Adrian Ladron as Zambrano * Andoni Gracia as Combate *

Hernán Mendoza Hernán Mendoza is a Mexican actor and theatre director best known in his native country for his roles in Mexican films, and telenovelas. in 2017 he won as Best Actor in a Minor Role for his role of Palafox in the film '' The 4th Company'' in the ...

as Palafox * Gabino Rodríguez as Quinto * Darío T. Pie as Florecita * Manuel Ojeda as Chaparro * Carlos Valencia as El Tripas * Raymundo Reyes Moreno as Burrero

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 6.7/10.

References

External links

* 2016 films 2016 crime drama films 2010s Spanish-language films {{2010s-crime-film-stub Mexican crime drama films Mexican sports drama films Spanish crime drama films Spanish sports drama films 2010s sports drama films Best Picture Ariel Award winners 2010s Mexican films 2010s Spanish films