The Box

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The Box

2022

1h 32m

Drama

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Teenager Hatzín travels from Mexico City to collect the remains of his father, found in a communal grave in Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a seemingly familiar man introduces both doubt and hope around the truth.

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Critics Consensus

A rewardingly unsettling watch, The Box handles its sensitive themes with intelligence and empathy.

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Carlos Aguilar

The Playlist

Jul 14, 2026

B+

Handling those conflicting nuances in believable form is the sign of good writing, even as it on occasion loses grasp of its subdued virtues and relies on blunt violence.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Nov 10, 2022

“The Box” weaves some of the greatest horrors of modern Mexican life into an unsettlingly cryptic thriller.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Nov 7, 2022

4/5

The film slides effortlessly from mystery to criminal story to quasi-Greek tragedy, changing registers with subtle alterations of tone.

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Jim Slotek

Original Cin

Aug 10, 2026

A-

As is the case with Navarrete’s straight-faced performance throughout, we are left wondering about the boy’s moral compass. Is his newfound love for a lost father stronger than the obviously sinister lifestyle that goes with it?

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Nelson Acosta

Fiction Horizon

Aug 8, 2026

3.5/5

The Box is definitely not a fun movie, but it does a good job of being exactly a fine representation of what its themes are meant to convey.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 16, 2026

2.5/4

The Box closes with a comparatively enthralling final stretch that’s capped off with a perfect finale...

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gabriel m

@RT97040276 Jan 7, 2023

The Box is a brilliant portrait of the northern mexican reality. Hatzin Naverrete is remarcable. Very strong film in general

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Lorenzo Vigas

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Hatzín Navarrete

Hatzin Leyva

Hernán Mendoza

Mario Enderle

Elián González

Richi

Cristina Zulueta

Mario's wife

Dulce Alexa Alfaro

Laura Morales

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Synopsis

Teenager Hatzín travels from Mexico City to collect the remains of his father, found in a communal grave in Northern Mexico. But a casual encounter with a seemingly familiar man introduces both doubt and hope around the truth.

Director: Lorenzo Vigas
Producer: Lorenzo Vigas, Michel Franco, Jorge Hernandez Aldana
Screenwriter: Lorenzo Vigas, Paula Markovitch
Distributor: MUBI
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2022
Runtime: 1h 32m

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