‘Tragic Jungle’ Is An Alluring Mexican Adventure Centered On Black & Indigenous People [NYFF Review]
Lush foliage paves the frames of Mexican director Yulene Olaizola’s entrancing feature “Tragic Jungle.” Backdrop to violence and the supernatural, the eponymous ecosystem traps us in its mystifying maw for an alluring adventure centered on Black and Indigenous characters—an infrequent sight in the country’s filmic output.
Played by first-time Belizean actress Indira Rubie Andrewin, Agnes is a young woman crossing the Hondo River to escape a much older English cacique she’s expected to marry.
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Played by first-time Belizean actress Indira Rubie Andrewin, Agnes is a young woman crossing the Hondo River to escape a much older English cacique she’s expected to marry.
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- 10/13/2020
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