The Intense, Moody 'Monos': Teen Guerrillas, In The Mist
In this fierce, elliptical, episodic drama, a team of children somewhere in the Latin American jungle are tasked with guarding an American hostage.
by Mark Jenkins
Sep 12, 2019
2 minutes
When the commander of a squad of rag-tag teenage guerrillas calls them monkeys or scamps â in Spanish â he might as well also be addressing the movie's viewers. Director Alejandro Landes thrusts the audience into the action, making his second feature as immersive as the moist climes where it's set. To watch this fierce
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