TIGER

coming-of-age toxic masculinity

CATEGORIES : Drama, Thriller
COUNTRY: Dominican Republic
PRODUCTION :

• Tabula Rasa

BUDGET : 1 250 000 euro

CAST

Manny Perez, Carlos Fernandez

CREW

Director :

• José Maria Cabral

Screenplay : Arturo Arango, Nuri Duarte, Xenia Rivery, Alan Gonzales, José Maria Cabral
Cinematographer : Hernan Herrera
Producers : Carlos German

COMMENTS

FESTIVALS: Málaga Film Festival 2025, Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este 2025, FECIR 2024, Cairo IFF 2024, Festival International de Cinéma d’Auteur de Rabat – Competition 2024, São Paulo IFF 2024 (World Premiere)

SYNOPSIS

A group of male adolescents are recruited by their parents into a bootcamp to be forged into hustlers, players, “tigueres”. This archetype is the highest idealization of the male character in Dominican and Caribbean culture. Alberto is the head coach of this camp who decides that Pablo’s time has come to join the group. But Pablo, his son, is a Tiguere in his own right, unbeknownst to Alberto, whose coming-of-age process clashes with his father’s authoritarian views. This leads Pablo on a journey of self-discovery.

PRESS

“Tiguere”, um “Fight Club” latino sobre a lei do machão… A fotografia de Hernan Herrera esmiúça com detalhe aquele mundo silvestre onde os treinos se passam como se fosse um ambiente hostil. A câmara opera a partir de ângulos claustrofóbicos que fazem matas e rios parecerem trincheiras. Um futuro “tigure” em especial, Pablo (Carlos Fernandez), vai questionar as lições do mestre e detonar um processo (subtil) de reação, de modo a expor a fragilidade escondida do seu docente.- Rodrigo Fonseca, c7nema

O pensamento machista/heteronomativo e violento sendo formado na sociedade. A base do pensamento redpill. – Lu Farcetta, Letterboxd

Considero esse filme uma boa surpresa na mostra. Ele toca no tema de masculinidade tóxica de uma forma bastante frontal, embora óbvia. – lissafranzini, Letterboxd

“La Clase de Tigueraje aimed to shape teenagers into strong, homophobic, aggressive men, devoid of emotions and other patterns of toxic masculinity that are now being questioned by new generations. Hopefully, this film invites that reflection,” said Jose Maria Cabral who pointed out that the camps run today have changed, given the shift from such archaic ideas, but “unfortunately, the country and society still expect us men to be ‘Tígueres.’” – Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety