TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID
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Issa López's (CASI DIVAS) acclaimed third feature was declared one of the 19 best films of 2017 by Guillermo del Toro and has found fans in such giants of the horror and fantasy worlds as Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. Ten-year-old Estrella is followed by the ghost of her mother, who was killed by a local cartel. She joins a gang of children orphaned by Mexico's drug violence, and when the cartel targets them, supernatural forces come to their aid. This dark fable has been compared to everything from CITY OF LOST CHILDREN to PAN'S LABYRINTH and marks a bold new voice in genre cinema. Winner, Best Director, 2017 Fantastic Fest; Winner, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Paola Lara), Best Actor and Best Editing, 2017 Screamfest; Winner, Best Film, Best Director and Best Child Actor (Lara), 2018 Mexican Cinema Journalists Awards; Official Selection, 2018 Neuchâtel, Bucheon International Fantastic and Chicago Latino film festivals. DIR/SCR Issa López; PROD Marco Polo Constandse. Mexico, 2017, color, 83 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 83 Minutes
Opening Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Genre: Horror fantasy
