Plot: Orphans of Mexico's cartel violence struggle not only to cope with the the cruelties of its reality but also the lingering victims of its savagery in this tragic dark fantasy.
Though it very clearly owes a heavy debt to both "The Devil's Backbone" and "Pan's Labyrinth" from Guillermo Del Toro, the flick manages to carve out a morbidly gorgeous place for itself in the multitude of genres it so deftly handles. Delicately walking the line between surrealism and cruel reality, the filmmakers craft a tale that not only feels true to the Mexican tradition of storytelling but also feels like a creative vent for the frustrations of an entire nation. Fantastic!
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