In an impoverished neighborhood of 1980s Medellín, a group of disaffected teens steal a TV reporter’s camera to document their lives. Piercing the derelict landscape’s oppressive atmosphere with disarming reflections on dreams and death, their understanding of reality and hope begins to erode as reports of mysterious lights falling from the sky coincide with temporal and spatial distortions.
In his striking feature debut, long-time Bad Bunny collaborator Stillz captures an intimate, formally daring portrait of Colombia's forgotten youth. Barrio Triste is heightened by a restless, intense debut score from Arca, whose fluid soundscapes anchor the film's vision. Navigating the thin line between desperation and the supernatural, Stillz delivers a beautiful, unclassifiable piece of contemporary cinema.
“Engrossing, weird and wildly original...” - i-D Magazine