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Barrio Triste

Directed by Stillz
Film Movement
2025
84 Minutes
Colombia, USA
Spanish
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Not Rated
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Barrio Triste is set in Medellín, 1987, as a group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed photographer and Bad Bunny music video director Stillz redefines the found footage genre as a haunting, poignant coming-of-age story with a disturbing twist. Set to an awe-inspiring score by Arca and produced by Harmony Korine's collective EDGLRD, the film taps into the anxieties of a youth culture from the margins of history yearning to be understood.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Stillz
  • Starring: Juan Pablo Baena
  • Starring: Samuel Velazquez
  • Starring: Tomas Tinoco Higuita
  • Starring: Bryan Erlin Garcia
  • Starring: Samuel Andres Celis
  • Starring: Brahian Acecedo
  • Starring: Samuel Ruiz
  • Starring: Estiven Salazar
  • Starring: Jose Arley Marin Gonzalez

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Reviews

  • "Exhilarating, tense, personal, and enigmatic, Barrio Triste is a compelling look at a lost generation in search of salvation, and among this year’s best first features."
    C.J. Prince, The Film Stage
  • "[T]errifying and magical—as if Spielberg channeled Gabriel García Márquez. Backed by an entrancing score composed by Arca, Barrio Triste is a marvelous case of purposeful style gladly overcoming the routine in these kinds of coming-of-age stories."
    Guillermo Lopez Meza, Film-Forward.com
  • "A nightmarish odyssey into the depths of poverty and despair from Colombian-American director and photographer Stillz. [T]he director’s commitment to a realistic aesthetic never falters."
    Jourdain Searles, RogerEbert.com
  • "The film is a demanding and unflinching work, offering no catharsis or easy resolution. Its power lies in this refusal, presenting a stark portrait of lives on the margin and finding a profound, disturbing humanity in the static."
    Scott Clark, Gazettely
  • "[S]o self-assured in its motley attitudes that it can’t help but impress."
    Zach Lewis, In Review Online
  • "[T]he film echoes the neorealism of Los Olvidados and the nonlinear editing of City of God. Overall, Barrio Triste is a profound inquiry into the meaning of life."
    Edward Frumkin, Dirty Movies
  • "[T]he film transforms into something hypnotic and untraceable."
    Soham Gadre, Vagues Visages
  • "Engrossing, weird and wildly original...."
    Douglas Greenwood, i-D Magazine
Winner
Best Soundtrack
Ghent Int'l. Film Festival
Nominated
Best Film - Orizzonti
Venice Film Festival
Nominated
Golden Alexander - Film Forward
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Official Selection
New York Film Festival
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival

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