The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Jugaremos en el bosque
Horror · 2024
After the death of his son, Javier hopes that restoring his family's abandoned ranch will allow him and his wife Mariana, who attempted suicide, a new beginning, but his grandmother refuses.
Movie details
Jugaremos en el bosque
2024 Horror 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
After the death of his son, Javier hopes that restoring his family's abandoned ranch will allow him and his wife Mariana, who attempted suicide, a new beginning, but his grandmother refuses.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Jugaremos en el bosque?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Alejandra Cárdenas · Guillermo Granillo
Written by
Carlos Eduardo Aguilar Franco · Alejandra Cárdenas
Lucía Gómez-Robledo
Josefina
Alejandro Cuétara
Curo Francisco
Julieta Egurrola
Rosa
Arturo Ripstein
Don Francisco (Patriarca)
Lucía Uribe
Mariana
A
Alonso Navarro
Tomás
Carolina Torres
María
Court is in session
Put Jugaremos en el bosque on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.