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Netflix Lands Venice-Winning Mexican Mythical Drama ‘Tragic Jungle,’ Bows Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Anna Marie de la Fuente Mexican filmmaker Yulene Olaizola’s fifth feature, “Tragic Jungle” (“Selva Tragica”), which snagged two awards at the 77th Venice Festival, debuts June 9 on Netflix.Loosely inspired by the novel “Caribal: El Infierno Verde” by Mexican novelist-diplomat Rafael Bernal, “Tragic Jungle” is set in 1920 on the border between Mexico and Belize. It is here where a ragtag band of Mexican gum workers come across a mysterious young Belizean woman on the run, played by local actor Indira Rubie Adrewin in her film debut.
