Tragic Jungle

Tragic Jungle
Film poster
SpanishSelva trágica
Directed byYulene Olaizola
Written by
  • Rubén Imaz
  • Yulene Olaizola
Starring
Production
companies
  • Malacosa Cine
  • Varios Lobos
  • Manny Films
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 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 adventure drama mystery film directed by Yulene Olaizola, written by Rubén Imaz and Yulene Olaizola and starring Indira Rubie Andrewin [es], Gilberto Barraza and Mariano Tun Xool. The film premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.

Cast

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. 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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

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 October 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tragic Jungle". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc.
  5. ↑ "Tragic Jungle Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 31, 2021.