Barrio Triste
Directed by STILLZ
On the outskirts of Medellín, Colombia in the late 1980s, local residents report strange lights descending from the sky. When a reporter arrives to investigate, a ragtag group of teens from a lawless neighbourhood storm the scene and steal his camera. In the hands of its new owners, the device records a mesmerising plunge into their frantic existence. From TMDB
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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 7.0/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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24 of 24 · most liked firstalso i am still waiting for Barrio Triste to release properly, keeping my fingers crossed for some local screenings here in Australia but realistically its just hitting streaming somewhere and i have to fire up the VPN. in my mind its a 2026 movie, even if Letterboxd and Wikipedia disagree with me.
unlabelledView post →BARRIO TRISTE is part mournful slow burn panorama of life on the margins, part inverted crime film, part found footage horror. Sometimes tests one’s patience, and its gaze comes across GUMMO-esque with less subject interiority, but intermittently affecting.
unlabelledView post →Stillz’s memorable film #BarrioTriste, writes @callinamagician.bsky.social, transforms the dangers of life in Medellín into a haunting journey through cosmic horror, media distrust, and adolescent fear. artsfuse.org/335150/film-...
unlabelledView post →www.latimes.com/delos/story/... Inside ‘Barrio Triste,’ the gritty debut film by Bad Bunny collaborator Stillz
unlabelledView post →NYC Friends! Opening today @ifccenter.bsky.social is Barrio Triste, the impressive debut feature from music video director, Stillz! Check out our review of the film on @ink19.bsky.social. ink19.com/2026/07/maga...
unlabelledView post →David D'Arcy on three intriguing independent films that got a bounce out of this year's #newyorkfilmfestival -- they could be coming to you soon: "Barrio Triste", "Evidence", and "Cover-Up". artsfuse.org/320474/film-...
unlabelledView post →Four petty criminals operate under the purview of supernatural entities, in this Colombian blend of spiritual and gangster flick Barrio Triste shows at the New York International Film Festival: dmovies.org/2025/10/06/b...
unlabelledView post →My latest contribution to @cinelandiausa.bsky.social is on Stillz’s exhilarating, brutal, at times confounding and sometimes trippy feature debut “Barrio Triste,” playing until tomorrow at the Siskel Film Center. (You need to be a paid subscriber to read the whole review.)
unlabelledView post →A stealth movie trailer: The Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance was directed by Stillz — whose first feature BARRIO TRISTE hits theaters this year! www.youtube.com/watch?v=awTt...
unlabelledView post →Famous in advertising and music videos, Colombian Stillz presents his debut Barrio Triste at #Orizzonti for Magnify. A primitive mockumentary, the film is ugly and exudes nothing but dread, even when dealing with animals - most probably the point. One of the worst films of the year, also in Toronto.
unlabelledView post →Film watching diary - 27/09/26 BARRIO TRISTE (2025) THE SEASONS (2025) TENT CITY (1981) MAYAMI NUESTRO (1981) A SUMMER'S TALE (1996)
unlabelledView post →Barrio Triste is a film by STILLZ with an original score by Arca, produced by Harmony Korine's EDGLRD and WeOwnTheCity. The initial run at I C A went well so more viewings have been programmed.
unlabelledView post →"As aimless as the lives of the young men it depicts." BARRIO TRISTE is in UK cinemas from Friday (US VOD October 9th). Read Eric Hillis's review at www.themoviewaffler.com/2026/09/barr... #BarrioTriste #Stillz #WorldCinema #film #movies #FoundFootage
unlabelledView post →Showtimes for 7/23: * Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition - 3:45pm * Barrio Triste - 8:25pm * Blue Film - 6:25pm * Bouchra - 6pm * 53 Spaceships: The Code Breakers - 8pm * The Furious - 1:20pm * The Isolate Thief - 6:05pm * I Love Boosters - 1:25pm * Leviticus - 3:55pm (1/2)
unlabelledView post →Showtimes for 7/20: * Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition - 3:20pm * Barrio Triste - 8:25pm * Blue Film - 1:25pm * Blue Heron - 8:20pm * Bouchra - 6pm * The Furious - 6pm * I Love Boosters - 3:30pm * The Isolate Thief - 1:30pm * The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel - 6:10pm (1/2)
unlabelledView post →Showtimes for 7/19: * Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition - 2:05pm * Barrio Triste - 4:45pm * Blue Film - 6:40pm * Blue Heron - 8:40pm * Bouchra - 12:15pm * Honeyjoon - 6:50pm * I Love Boosters - 6:05pm * The Isolate Thief - 4:25pm * The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel - 8:35pm (1/2)
unlabelledView post →Showtimes for 7/17: * Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition - 6pm * Barrio Triste - 8:40pm * Blue Film - 4:10pm * Blue Heron - 6:20pm * Bouchra - 8:45pm * The Furious - 3:35pm * Honeyjoon - 1:40pm * I Love Boosters - 6:15pm * The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel - 1:50pm * Leviticus - 1:30pm (1/2)
unlabelledView post →A stolen camera. 1980s Medellín. Cosmic disruptions. 🪐 STILLZ’s bold debut BARRIO TRISTE opens at the Plaza this Friday! Score by Arca. Tickets on sale NOW: www.plazaatlanta.com/movie/barrio...
unlabelledView post →BARRIO TRISTE is an atmospheric flick that may be more poetic than found footage folks suspect... those looking for something violent and sinister might be let down, but those open to its aspirations will experience a solid first step for a visual director. filmobsessive.com/film/new-rel...
unlabelledView post →Stillz’s BARRIO TRISTE relies on a mood of disaffected melancholy, if without a clear direction. Read Eli Friedberg's review.
unlabelledView post →‘Barrio Triste’ Trailer: Bad Bunny Collaborator Stillz Makes Feature Debut with This Imaginative Portrait of Colombian Youth https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/barrio-triste-trailer-bad-bunny-stillz-1235199805/
unlabelledView post →BARRIO TRISTE (2025) Wow, this found footage film about youths in 1987 Medellín definitely goes places that I wasn't expecting. An utterly immersive experience. Directed by Stillz, score by Arca. #365Movies 378 #PFF34
unlabelledView post →Two powerful voices, two unforgettable visions. 🏆✨ Kaouther Ben Hania wins the Grand Prix for Best Film with The Voice of Hind Rajab. The Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design goes to Stillz for Barrio Triste. shorturl.at/NqTLJ
unlabelledView post →#TIFF 2/4: There are a lot of movies that do the anti-social kids with a camera movie better than BARRIO TRISTE. Aimless yet padded out at the same time. Clearly sets out to be as unpleasant a watch as possible, at which is undoubtedly succeeds. But there is so little substance underneath.
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