Brothers Diego and Alex Barragán are blending coming-of-age cinema with psychological horror for their new film 'Jardines del Bosque.' According to Variety, the Mexican filmmakers draw from classics like 'Stand by Me' and 'The Virgin Suicides,' mixing in the dark psychological tension of 'The Vanishing' to create a genre-bending story that explores the normalization of violence in Mexico. The directors say their approach to the subject of Mexico's disappeared is far more unsettling than any traditional horror film.

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