Tigers Are Not Afraid is unrelenting in the darkness of its material, but Issa López merges the genre conventions of fairy tales and ghost stories with the genuinely dizzying emotions of childhood.

López elicits solid performances from the young actors, and her vision is clear and uncompromising.

[Writer-Director Issa] López gets remarkable performances from her ensemble of young actors.

For me, it’s an undeniably effective film. I was brought to tears several times throughout the movie, especially at the end.