Barrio Triste

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Among a group of violent youths who steal diamonds and burn cars, one of the crew has turned a pilfered camera into an image-making endeavor. Found footage and dead pixels become the texture of a new aesthetic and a new kind of thriller in Barrio Triste, the debut feature from Bad Bunny collaborator Stillz, and the newest production by Harmony Korine’s EDGLRD studio. Amid the callous acts and hopeless rage of these kids—who are resourceful enough to orchestrate a high-speed heist but too disaffected for much else—a supernatural eeriness surfaces through word of mysterious lights in the sky and missing citizens. With this ominous elegy of corrupted youth, the LiveLeak generation meets its Los Olvidados. Featuring original music by Arca.