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Barrio Triste

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In an impoverished neighborhood of 1980s Medellín, a group of disaffected teens steals a TV reporter's camera to document their lives. Piercing the derelict landscape's oppressive atmosphere with disarming reflections on dreams and death, their understanding of reality and hope begins to erode as reports of mysterious lights falling from the sky coincide with temporal and spatial distortions.
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Cast & Crew

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Matías Vásquez

Director

Brahian Acevedo

Actor

Juan Pablo Baena

Actor

Jorge Cano

Actor

Joan Casas

Actor

Samuel Andres Celis

Actor

Critics Reviews

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Jourdain Searles RogerEbert.com Oct 9
It’s difficult to say more about 'Barrio Triste,' a film that makes its statements early and often, leaving us to wallow in the brutal truth of these young men’s lives. Go to Full Review Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire Sep 11
C
There is beauty in the ugliness of “Barrio Triste,” but the film feels like a half-started sentence, a germ of an idea that doesn’t bloom. More to come, I’m sure, but Stillz’s movie doesn’t justify waiting it out. Go to Full Review Simon Foster Screen-Space (Substack) Nov 13
4.5/5
Working with producer Harmony Korinne, director Stillz has crafted a slice-of-hard-life chronicle that is both compellingly propulsive and heartbreakingly pointless. Go to Full Review Dan Scully ScullyVision Nov 10
A portrait of a chaotic life; a life where nothing is ordinary, and thus the extraordinary is as accepted and expected as anything else. Go to Full Review Ashley Morales MovieJawn Oct 14
While the viewer gets an understanding of why these characters go through with their actions, there is little to no reasoning for their actions or insight on what might happen to them in the future. Go to Full Review Zach Lewis In Review Online Oct 10
Here’s a neorealist portrait of troubled Colombian youth that’s nevertheless routinely punctured by Korinian antics and the supernatural. It’s a mess, sure... but it’s so self-assured in its motley attitudes that it can’t help but impress. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis In an impoverished neighborhood of 1980s Medellín, a group of disaffected teens steals a TV reporter's camera to document their lives. Piercing the derelict landscape's oppressive atmosphere with disarming reflections on dreams and death, their understanding of reality and hope begins to erode as reports of mysterious lights falling from the sky coincide with temporal and spatial distortions.
Director
Matías Vásquez
Producer
James Clauer, Eric Kohn, Esteban Zuluaga
Screenwriter
Matías Vásquez
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
EDGLRD, WeOwntheCity
Genre
Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 10, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 9, 2026
Runtime
1h 24m