Tragic Jungle Explained
| Tragic Jungle |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Yulene Olaizola |
| Distributor: | Netflix |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
Tragic Jungle (Spanish; Castilian: '''Selva trágica''') is a 2020 Mexican adventure drama mystery film directed by Yulene Olaizola, written by Rubén Imaz and Yulene Olaizola and starring, Gilberto Barraza and Mariano Tun Xool.[1] The film premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- as Agnes
- Gilberto Barraza as Ausencio
- Mariano Tun Xool as Jacinto
- 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
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] [4]
Notes and References
- Web site: 'Tragic Jungle' Review: Death and Desire Create Dreamlike Drama in the Teeming Belizean Rainforest. Variety. 25 November 2020. 9 June 2021.
- Web site: 'Tragic Jungle' Review: A Mayan Legend About a Man-Eating Demon Is Recast by the Female Gaze. Indie Wire. 9 September 2020. 9 June 2021.
- Tragic Jungle (2020). . m. .
- tragic-jungle. movie. Tragic Jungle Reviews. July 31, 2021.
