Lotta wet clothes in this film, can’t imagine how uncomfortable. Like all the sand and dirt rubbing up against your skin? Sheesh. A consistently dark and foggy film. There’s no room for a breather which, in a lot of ways works, and in some ways feels like something the film desperately needs. Rico killed it!

Went in knowing nothing and loved the journey. Beautiful, tense and totally engaging. And amazing stunts and FX. Not sure how they had Moises Arias and Julianne Nicholson tumbling down violent rapids. Would love to know about the making of this film... seems like an intense shoot.

Anyone know how I can see director Alejandro Landes's first film Porfirio?

Watched at Arclight Hollywood.

completely intoxicating. that mica levi score! i actually think the vagueness around its politics is a strength—you stay with these kids the whole time with no idea what they’re fighting for, and that’s pretty damn disturbing! a must-see in cinemas (if you can!)

rico, my boy!!! whodathunk the real star from hannah montana was moises arias!!!

Hoop-tober (hopefully), #18:

I am barely able to type right now, because my hands & fingers are shaking; I can only hope that Landes realizes the legendary scope of what he and his cast & crew have created here. No other filmmaker, today, is still making movies like this — it is, rather, in the same league as the very darkest and most intense of 70s Coppola (Apocalypse Now), Herzog (Aguirre: the Wrath of God) & Friedkin (Sorcerer). An instant classic and, speaking of things classic, Mica Levi, while still at dawn in her compositional career, is proving herself to be an unmatched master of the film score. Everything about this work is straight up perfect from start to finish — technically, thematically, et cetera — and yet I dread the day I first re-watch it. Already prepping for the nightmares.

Shot on location in some of the remotest regions of Colombia, and under one of the most punishing production shoots, Monos is a war drama that is both visually and psychologically disturbing. Set in an unspecified location, it establishes a barely organised group of teenage guerrilla fighters with combat nicknames known collectively as the “Monos”, and it doesn’t take long for the guns and hormones to impel things into dangerous and destructive territories.

This movie is mesmerising in its exotic allure with sharp editing cuts and unpredictable camera work eliciting a concerted effort on the part of the filmmakers to give the film a distinct look. The narrative stretches from the territories of Lord of the Flies before swerving into spheres more in tone with Apocalypse Now, while superbly assisted by the powerful and disturbing musical score of maverick Under The Skin composer Mica Levi. This is excellent hallucinogenic filmmaking.

Jungle fever.

Bizarre, indescribable, lord of the flies-esque, some of the most gorgeous locations and music I have seen or heard.

La fuerza extraordinaria de las imágenes, de la naturaleza salvaje y de sus actores no profesionales (menos el prota y la mujer) podían llevar la película donde quisieran. Te atrapa desde una primera escena de tintes irreales, dignos de un Reygadas, y no te suelta hasta espídico final, con escenas imposibles como los rápidos, la persecución por la selva, el ataque a la familia... Tiene lo mejor del cine arty y de la serie B, cine puro y adrenalínico. Como un viaje al revés al Corazón de las tinieblas de Conrad cruzado con El señor de las moscas de Golding en las montañas colombianas. ¡Y ese enano mítico!

SUPER INTENSE! Would not watch again but a really great film.

Eerie whistling soundtrack I can still hear before I fall asleep
Such intense cinematic visuals it's like you're floating

與世隔絕的少年們，殺戮與道德對他們愈是不重要⋯⋯。

MICA LEVI

With a proper script, this could've been so much better. Still, it deserves four stars for being something quite special.