Tragic Jungle

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Tragic Jungle

2020

1h 36m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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To escape an arranged marriage, a woman flees into the depths of the Mayan jungle, where untamed nature merges the human with the supernatural.

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Critics Consensus

A searing contemporary fable that deftly taps into its often ignored subject, Tragic Jungle is an otherworldly journey into the heart of darkness.

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

Mexican filmmaker Yulene Olaizola's fifth and most assured feature seduces you away from the legibility of its premise so gradually that you don't realize you've lost your bearings until it's already too late...

Rated: B

Jun 14, 2021

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Roxana Hadadi

Polygon

But through the alien beauty of its visuals, Andrewin's hidden-waters-run-deep performance, and its increasingly tense atmosphere, Tragic Jungle casts an unsettling spell.

Jun 14, 2021

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Lawrence Garcia

AV Club

More conceptual than intuitive, Tragic Jungle offers the problem without the passion: a journey into the heart of darkness without the thrill of the unknown.

Rated: C+

Jun 9, 2021

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Charles Hartford

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Tragic Jungle establishes its setting well, and manages to repeatedly set up a foundation of tension throughout the story, but rarely actually delivers on that strong foundation.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Doesn't allow room to breathe. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 27, 2022

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Andrew Kendall

Stabroek News

As an imagistic travelogue Tragic Jungleis precise, but as story its ideas feel too nascent to be affecting

Oct 25, 2021

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Audience Member

Muy buen filme, muy poético y fantástico.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

The best aprt is the setting,the smell of jungle, the looks of nature, and yet is not enough. Despite the good camera direction, Is not as as atmospheric as I thought it would be, or as brethtaking as it wants to be, or as intriguing as it wants to be. It fades, struggles to not lose viewer's attention, struggles deciding a genre and as a social commentary it fails and falls touching pretentious waters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Movie is hauntingly filmed, really enjoyable that it did not give you all the answers, definitely one to watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Didn't deserve a rating. A very disappointing lack lustre film with unattractive female leads a bunch of strange Mexicans who spend most of the time just arguing over who gets to force themselves on the woman who barely shows us anything in terms of skill in this. The jungle doesn't come alive there's no jump scares none of what we thought with the film being advertised and all we did see is a strangely edited bit of grass with some trees. I can't describe on here how dreadful this movie was but the creators and cast should really rethink their careers.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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first l

Bad. Do not recommend by any means.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Sorry, I'm so stupid I can't understand this movie so metaphorical & unkind

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Yulene Olaizola

Director

Indira Rubie Andrewin

Agnes

Gilberto Barraza

Ausencio

Mariano Tun Xool

Jacinto

Gabino Rodríguez

El Caimán

Eligio Meléndez

Don Mundo

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Synopsis

To escape an arranged marriage, a woman flees into the depths of the Mayan jungle, where untamed nature merges the human with the supernatural.

Director: Yulene Olaizola
Producer: Pablo Zimbrón Alva, Juanelo Hernandez, Rubén Imaz, Yulene Olaizola
Screenwriter: Rubén Imaz, Yulene Olaizola
Production Co: Contravía Films, Malacosa Cine, Manny Films, Varios Lobos, Barraca Producciones
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 9, 2021
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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