bARRIO TRISTE

84 MINUTES | FANTASY | 2025

Synopsis

Barrio Triste is set in Medellín, 1987, as a group of teen outcasts steals a news camera to document every detail of their dangerous lives. The first feature from acclaimed photographer and Bad Bunny music video director Stillz redefines the found footage genre as a haunting, poignant coming-of-age story with a disturbing twist. Set to an awe-inspiring score by Arca and produced by Harmony Korine's collective EDGLRD, the film taps into the anxieties of a youth culture from the margins of history yearning to be understood. 

Credits

DIRECTED BY: Stillz

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Harmony Korine (SPRING BREAKERS) 

PRODUCERS: James Clauer (BABY INVASION), Eric Kohn (BABY INVASION), Esteban Zuluaga

CAST: Juan Pablo Baena, Samuel Velazquez, Tomas Tinoco Higuita, Bryan Erlin Garcia, Samuel Andres Celis, Brahian Acecedo, Samuel Ruiz, Estiven Salazar, Jose Arley Marin Gonzalez 

PRESS QUOTES

“Exhilarating, tense, personal, and enigmatic, Barrio Triste is a compelling look at a lost generation in search of salvation, and among this year’s best first features.” 

The Film Stage 

“This engrossing, weird and wildly original film […] feels like an homage to the people Stillz must know: of the forgotten kids wandering through a world with no consequences, trying everything to pass the time, and find their place within it.” 

i-D Magazine