What I found remarkable in El Infierno is not much its cinematic qualities, which by the way are not to be neglected: it is a well made movie with very good performances (in fact, there's a good deal of Narcos' actors in it...).
It is especially the courage of portraying the villains in a way that does not make them look like heroes; different from many movies on the same subject, the drug dealers in El Infierno are ridiculous, or idiots, or servants, or weaklings...anyway nothing that risks to create any admiration, even if only at unconscious level.
It is especially the courage of portraying the villains in a way that does not make them look like heroes; different from many movies on the same subject, the drug dealers in El Infierno are ridiculous, or idiots, or servants, or weaklings...anyway nothing that risks to create any admiration, even if only at unconscious level.