Part of what makes this film so worth watching is that the story is hard to put into words. It’s about five children living in the midst of the Mexican drug wars, but there’s so much more to it: it uses fairytale elements wonderfully and the child performers are incredible. There’s a reason this film got praise from Stephen King and Guillmero del Toro. It’s amazing. This film does something rare that even most films I absolutely adore don’t do to me. By the end, I'm moved to tears. All in all, it’s a beautifully told masterpiece that shows the resilience of children.

Physical copies of Tigers Are Not Afraid are available on Amazon and it’s streaming on Prime Video, Howdy, and Netflix

If you're interested in a triple feature of films with fairy tale elements, I recommend watching “American Fable” and “Moon Garden” they’re all fabulous.