The Tiger's Fight

The Tiger's Fight

★ 5.4IMDb Score
Released:2016-07-01
Genre:Drama
Duration:17 min
Country:Mexico
Director:Denisse Quintero
Actors:Hoze Meléndez, José Pescina
Production:Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes

Overview:

After a year of drought, Nicolas prepares for "The Tiger's Fight", a prehispanic ritual where the village men fight to imitate thunder and foster the rain, hope of a good harvest. Inspired by one of the last surviving blood rituals in Mexico, "The Tiger's Fight" tells the story of Nicolas, a young man who wants to preserve the ritual, even when his love defies the traditions of his people.

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