Despite its critical acclaim, the 2017/2018 festival hit Tigers Are Not Afraid has been without a U.S. release date, but the good news today is that Shudder has come in for the save.
Reported by Deadline, the streaming service has acquired the Issa López-directed film and will stream it this year!
“Tigers Are Not Afraid is a horror fable for the ages, as moving as it is frightening thanks to Issa’s fearless imagination,” said Shudder GM Craig Engler. “We are honored and excited to share this powerful film with our members.”
“I’m incredibly happy to announce that Shudder will distribute Tigers Are Not Afraid for English-language audiences,” Lopez said. “Shudder is an outstanding curator of the best and the weirdest of international fantastic cinema, including many of my favorite new movies from trailblazing filmmakers. The opportunity to have Tigers Are Not Afraid among them is an absolute honor.”
Tigers Are Not Afraid (read our review) is a dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.
Even Stephen King praised the movie, tweeting: “This is one terrific film, both tough and touching. Two minutes in, I was under its spell.”
