Based on a true story and winner of ten Ariel Awards, including for Best Picture and Best Actor, The 4th Company / La 4a Compañía is a crime movie set in the late seventies. The film, written and directed by Amir Galván Cervera and Mitzi Vanessa Arreola, follows Zambrano, a young criminal nicknamed “Easy Rider” (because he was convicted for car theft) who is sent to a violent prison in the outskirts of Mexico City. His passion for American football lands him a spot on the football team called the Dogs, that doubles as an enforcer squad for a corrupt administration. This team will go far beyond the walls of the prison where they’re also known as "The 4th Company", a group of inmates who serve as the prison administration’s enforcers. They’ll be Zambrano’s company – serving as his protectors but also posing a threat to him as he loses his innocence and risks also losing his life.
THE 4th COMPANY / LA 4a COMPAÑÍA
A film by Amir Galván Cervera and Mitzi Vanessa Arreola
(Mexico/Spain, 2016, 109 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Now streaming on Netflix
