The Box

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The Box

Released Nov 4, 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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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

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

Nov 10, 2022

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

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

Rated: 4/5

Nov 7, 2022

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Guy Lodge

Variety

This is only notionally a small film, with much weighing on its mind.

Sep 7, 2021

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

The Box is a thought-provoking thriller that focuses on the exploitative regimes that leave a devastating result, and a young boy’s desire to find a father figure.

Sep 8, 2023

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

It's a solid and well-acted drama that can hold viewers' interest, even when the movie drags on for a little too long, and a family secret is too easy to predict before it's revealed.

Mar 16, 2023

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

The Box uses an identity crisis to excavate the skeletons in Mexican capitalism’s close -what the movie asks is, who put them there and why?

Dec 24, 2022

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Marianne B

Simple but complex The Box makes you think about if for a week

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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jorge r

Well crafted but ambigous emotions not clear what the characters are feeling

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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john f

Strong cinematography by Sergio Armstrong and great directing by Lorenzo Vigas

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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cristobal s

Not the Best film by Lorenzo Vigas but worth watching

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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andre m

Lorenzo Vigas second fiction confirms his talent to use ambiguity to create tension

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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gabriel m

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

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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

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