Epic in scope, Julien Elie’s investigation into drug-related violence and the disappearance of women in Mexico starts with interviews with journalists, lawyers, judges, and the mothers of the disappeared. The accumulating testimonies, photographed in an immediate and starkly striking black and white, reveal not only a vast network of gang violence but also large-scale state-sanctioned suppression of justice. Rather than seeking resolution for individual women, the film powerfully reckons with how one continues living in a toxic nation where journalists, human rights advocates, and even priests are murdered with impunity. Tackling these questions with bravery and determination, Elie illuminates what is already being done to stop the violence, uncovers the unseen, and excavates that which must be forced back into consciousness. (AS) Supported by the Consulate General of Canada, Chicago