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Bandidas (2006)

Bandidas poster
Directed by
Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning
Genre
comedy film, Western film, action film, heist film, female buddy film
Country
France, United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1,183 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two women from very different backgrounds in late-1800s Mexico team up to rob banks. They are trying to stop a ruthless enforcer who is terrorizing their town.

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What happens

Bandidas is a 2006 Western action comedy film directed by Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, in their feature directorial debut, and produced and co-written by Luc Besson. Starring Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz, it tells the tale of two very different women in late-19th-century Mexico who become a bank robbing duo in an effort to combat a ruthless enforcer terrorizing their town. This is the first film that Cruz and Hayek starred in together. It was an international co-production between France, the United States and Mexico. Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico, as well as in the Mexican states of Durango and San Luis Potosí. Released on February 3, 2006, it received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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