The Modern Jungle
Oct 01 2016
•1h 12m
•Documentary
A story of globalization filtered through the fever dream of a Mexican shaman, The Modern Jungle is also an intimate portrait of Zoque culture, commodity fetish, and the predicament of documentary.
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