in ian ▁films ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁consideration ▁to ▁send ▁as ▁Argentina ' s ▁official ▁entry ▁for ▁ 8 7 th ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁but ▁ultimately ▁Wild ▁T ales ▁was ▁selected . ▁ ▁Prem ise ▁A ▁myster ious , ▁l one ▁Amazon ▁sh aman ▁named ▁Ka í , ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁to b acco ▁far mer ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁def or esters ▁and ▁exact ▁reven ge ▁from ▁them . ▁ ▁Cast ▁G ael ▁García ▁Bern al ▁as ▁Ka í ▁Alice ▁B rag a ▁as ▁V ania ▁Ch ico ▁Dí az ▁Cla udio ▁Tol c ach ir ▁as ▁Tar qu inho ▁Jorge ▁Ses án <0x09> <0x09> ▁I ván ▁Stein hardt ▁ ▁Re leases ▁After ▁its ▁premi ere ▁at ▁C annes , ▁the ▁film ▁screen ed ▁at ▁Sit ges ▁International ▁Fant astic ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁shown ▁at ▁Mor elia ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁mixed ▁to ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁upon ▁its ▁premi ere ▁at ▁C annes . ▁David ▁Ro oney ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁mixed ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁" Des p ite ▁the ▁fier y ▁passion ▁implicit ▁in ▁its ▁title , ▁this ▁r umble ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le ▁la cks ▁heat ." ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁Vari ety , ▁Peter ▁D ebru ge ▁said ▁that ▁"