Tragic Jungle

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Tragic Jungle
SpanishSelva trágica
Directed by [es]
Written by
  • Rubén Imaz
  • Yulene Olaizola
Starring
  •  [es]
  • Gilberto Barraza
  • Mariano Tun Xool
Production
companies
  • Malacosa Cine
  • Varios Lobos
  • Manny Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 2020 (2020-09) (Venice)
  • 9 June 2021 (2021-06-09)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Tragic Jungle (Spanish: Selva trágica) is a 2020 Mexican film directed by  [es], written by Rubén Imaz and Yulene Olaizola and starring  [es], Gilberto Barraza and Mariano Tun Xool.[1] The film premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.[2]

Cast[]

  •  [es] as Agnes
  • Gilberto Barraza as Ausencio
  • Mariano Tun Xool as Jacinto
  •  [es] as Don Mundo
  • Gabino Rodríguez as El Caimán
  • Shantai Obispo as Florence
  • Cornelius McLaren as Norm
  • Gildon Roland as Gildon
  • Dale Carley as Cacique
  • Ian Flowers as Ian
  • José Alfredo González Dzul as Campechano
  • Antonio Tun Xool as Hilario
  • Eliseo Mancilla as el Faisán
  • Marcelino Cobá Flota as Lazarito
  • Mario Canché as Yucateco

Reception[]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 76% of 25 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.50/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A searing contemporary fable that deftly taps into its often ignored subject, Tragic Jungle is an otherworldly journey into the heart of darkness."[3] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, which sampled 4 reviews and calculated a weighted average of 70 out of 100, Tragic Jungle received "generally favorable reviews".[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Tragic Jungle' Review: Death and Desire Create Dreamlike Drama in the Teeming Belizean Rainforest". Variety. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "'Tragic Jungle' Review: A Mayan Legend About a Man-Eating Demon Is Recast by the Female Gaze". Indie Wire. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Tragic Jungle (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Tragic Jungle Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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