A haunting horror fairytale set against the backdrop of Mexico's devastating drug wars, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID follows a group of orphaned children armed with three magical wishes, running from the ghosts that haunt them and the cartel that murdered their parents. Filmmaker Issa López creates a world that recalls the early films of Guillermo del Toro, imbued with her own gritty urban spin on magical realism to conjure a wholly unique experience that audiences will not soon forget.
Director: Issa López
Writer: Issa López
Stars: Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Hanssel Casillas
Credited cast:
Paola Lara ... Estrella
Juan Ramón López ... El Shine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hanssel Casillas ... Tucsi
Rodrigo Cortes ... Pop
Ianis Guerrero ... Caco
Tenoch Huerta ... El Chino
Storyline
We are in some northern border. Any of them. All of them. Estrella is 10 years old and has 3 wishes: The first one, that her missing mother comes back and it happens. Her mother returns but she is dead and follows Estrella everywhere. Petrified, Estrella tries to escape from her by joining a gang orphaned by violence. Soon she realizes that dead are never left behind and when you are in the middle of brutality and violence, wishes never come true the way you want them to be.
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Genres: Fantasy | Horror
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Details
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Release Date: 21 August 2019 (USA)
Also Known As: Tigers Are Not Afraid
Filming Locations: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Box Office
Budget:MXN 26,040,000 (estimated)
Company Credits
Production Co: Filmadora Nacional, Peligrosa
Technical Specs
Runtime: 83 min
Color: Color
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