SELVA TRÁGICA

TRAGIC JUNGLE

By Yulene OLAIZOLA

VARIOS LOBOS - as PROD

Thriller - Completed 2020

Deep in the jungle, a group of Mexican gum workers crosses their path with Agnes, a mysterious Belizean woman. Her presence enlivens the fantasies and desires of those men, without knowing that they have woken up an ancient Mayan legend.

Festivals
& Awards

Zurich FF 2020
Window : San Sebastian
Busan IFF 2020
World Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Thriller, Drama
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, ENGLISH, Other, CREOLE
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 96 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Yulene OLAIZOLA
    • Producer(s)
    • Pablo ZIMBRON (VARIOS LOBOS), Ruben IMAZ (MALACOSA CINE), Yulene OLAIZOLA (MALACOSA CINE), Birgit KEMNER (MANNY FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • 1920, on the border between Mexico and Belize. Deep in the Mayan jungle, a lawless territory where myths abound, a group of Mexican gum workers cross paths with Agnes, a mysterious young Belizean woman. Her presence incites tension among the men, arousing their fantasies and desires. Filled with new vigor, they face their destiny, without knowing that they have woken up Xtabay, a legendary being that lurks in the heart of the jungle.