Tigers Are Not Afraid

Tigers Are Not Afraid

Who lives in your fantasies?

Directed by Issa López

Produced by Peligrosa, Filmadora Nacional

201783 min6.8 / 10

A haunting, darkly fantastical portrait of street children caught in cartel violence, where magical realism offers both escape and reckoning.

When her mother suddenly disappears with no one to care for her, young Estrella ends up on the street and joins a gang of children, triggering a dangerous and tragic chain of events.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tigers Are Not Afraid sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Tigers Are Not Afraid scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Tigers Are Not Afraid easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Tigers Are Not Afraid violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does Tigers Are Not Afraid end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity69

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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