I Am Frankelda

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I Am Frankelda

PG

Jun 2026

1h 53m

Fantasy

Horror

Musical

Animation

Adventure

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In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her. But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse. Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse. To rewrite their fate, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller--before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation.

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Jordan King

Empire Magazine

3d

4/5

An everything-and-the-talavera-sink stop-motion delight that synthesises magic, music and the macabre into a mostly exhilarating, occasionally exhausting cinematic experience, Mexico’s first stop-motion feature was more than worth the wait.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

4d

It makes heavy weather of its convoluted storyline and may stretch the attention spans of younger viewers.

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Monica Castillo

AV Club

4d

A-

It’s an eye-popping, technically advanced movie with a style that experiments with mixed mediums and draws inspiration from both classical visual artists and filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro and Henry Selick.

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Robert Stinner

In Review Online

1d

The well-crafted but chaotic I Am Frankelda is easier to admire than it is to enjoy.

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Alex Berry

Radio Times

1d

3/5

It's a touching tale with strong characters, visual spectacle and plenty of imagination.

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Enrique Abenia

Cinemanía (Spain)

1d

4/5

This powerful essence, combined with the immense wealth of detail in the character designs and environments, makes it a true gem and a rarity. Visually and formally, it's captivating. [Full review in Spanish]

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Tygari D

@RT50516022 9h

Before I say anything else, I wish to say the stop motion animation and the sound track were amazing. With that said the story just wasn't that good. At its core it was very basic. It didn't make a lot of sense beyond that basic plot and it ended very confusingly. Despite what was clearly a heavily worked on passion project it just fell short in the story ruining what could have been a great movie.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 19h

Success in 1 hour and 53 minutes. Rated PG for Some Violence, Bloody Images, Scary Content Throughout, Brief Language and Thematic Material. In Latin American Spanish with English subtitles.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke 1d

The style of animation wasn't appealing. It seemed cheap. We quit after 10-minutes.

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Elias P

@Quetzalt 1d

Buenísima canción la del principe de los sustos y un universo muy interesante a explorar si quieren saber que pasa después de la película vallan a ver la a HBO tiene una serie que es la continuación 9/10 👌

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Raquel C

@RT00413770 2d

It's difficult to write down everything the movie made me feel. I enjoyed it immensely; it transported me back to when I was a child and I had a strong desire to create stories and would escape to write or draw. Frankelda connected with me in a unique way and is undoubtedly a masterpiece

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Jorge M

@GeorgeJMartinozzi 2d

It's hard to describe how this movie made me feel because, weirdly, it kind of goes beyond logic. There's so much beauty in it. Not just in the puppets and the sets, which are genuinely incredible and remind me of the best stop-motion movies ever made, but also in the story, the relationships, and the things the characters are reaching for. It feels like the complete opposite of what most people expect to get when they sit down to watch an animated film. It honestly makes me happy to know that animation this thoughtful and this deep is still being made. Now I really want to learn more about the studio behind it because I hope they keep making movies for a long time.

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Arturo Ambriz

Director

Roy Ambriz

Director

Mireya Mendoza

Frankelda

Arturo Mercado Jr.

Herneval

Luis Leonardo Suárez

Procustes

Habana Zoé

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Synopsis

In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her. But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse. Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse. To rewrite their fate, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller--before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation.

Director: Arturo Ambriz, Roy Ambriz
Producer: Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz
Screenwriter: Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Cinema Fantasma
Rating: PG (Some Violence|Bloody Images|Scary Content Throughout|Brief Language|Thematic Material)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Animation, Adventure
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 12, 2026
Runtime: 1h 53m