The Box

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The Box

2022

1h 32m

Drama

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Teenager Hatzín travels from Mexico City to collect the remains of his father, found in a communal grave in Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a seemingly familiar man introduces both doubt and hope around the truth.

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Critics Consensus

A rewardingly unsettling watch, The Box handles its sensitive themes with intelligence and empathy.

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Carlos Aguilar

The Playlist

3d

B+

Handling those conflicting nuances in believable form is the sign of good writing, even as it on occasion loses grasp of its subdued virtues and relies on blunt violence.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

11/10/2022

“The Box” weaves some of the greatest horrors of modern Mexican life into an unsettlingly cryptic thriller.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

11/07/2022

4/5

The film slides effortlessly from mystery to criminal story to quasi-Greek tragedy, changing registers with subtle alterations of tone.

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David Nusair

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1d

2.5/4

The Box closes with a comparatively enthralling final stretch that’s capped off with a perfect finale...

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Jorge Ayala Blanco

El Universal

3d

...weaves its entire shocking, muted, and minimal tragedy, without any sensationalism. [Full review in Spanish]

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

3d

9/10

The Box is a powerful picture that has to be seen and seen as there is a lot to see.

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gabriel m

@RT97040276 01/07/2023

The Box is a brilliant portrait of the northern mexican reality. Hatzin Naverrete is remarcable. Very strong film in general

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Lorenzo Vigas

Director

Hatzín Navarrete

Hatzin Leyva

Hernán Mendoza

Mario Enderle

Elián González

Richi

Cristina Zulueta

Mario's wife

Dulce Alexa Alfaro

Laura Morales

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Synopsis

Teenager Hatzín travels from Mexico City to collect the remains of his father, found in a communal grave in Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a seemingly familiar man introduces both doubt and hope around the truth.

Director: Lorenzo Vigas
Producer: Lorenzo Vigas, Michel Franco, Jorge Hernandez Aldana
Screenwriter: Lorenzo Vigas, Paula Markovitch
Distributor: MUBI
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2022
Runtime: 1h 32m