Completed - KAQCHIKEL - Drama - 90 minutes
First-timer director Jayro Bustamante proves himself a true global up-and-comer with Silver-Bear Awarded IXCANUL (VOLCANO). As touching as it is visually beautiful and impressively well performed, this Guatemala-France coproduction includes the producers Edgard Tenembaum (The Motorcycle Diairies).
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Jayro BUSTAMANTE Writer(s) : Jayro BUSTAMANTE Cast : María Mercedes COROY, María TELÓN, Justo LORENZO Producer(s) : Marina PERALTA (La Casa de Producción), Pilar PEREDO (La Casa de Producción), Edgard TENEMBAUM (Tu Vas Voir), Jayro BUSTAMANTE (La Casa de Producción)
Maria is a 17-year-old living and working on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala. A snakebite forces her into the modern world, about which she has dreamt so much. It saves her life, but at too high a cost.
Country(ies) : GUATEMALA, FRANCE
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Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2015 - Competition (Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize, International Jury)Guadalajara FICG 2015 (Best Latin American Film, Best Director)FICCI Cartagena 2015 (Best Picture Award)Toronto - TIFF 2015 DiscoveryMumbai FF 2015 - Int'l Competition (Golden Gateway)Ventana Sur 2015 Video LibraryToulouse (ARCALT) 2015 (Audience and Critics Award)Karlovy Vary 2015 (Horizons)Jerusalem FF 2015 (Official Section)Latin Beat 2015BFI London FF 2015 (Journey)Busan - BIFF/APM 2015 (Flash Forward)Telluride FF 2015Mar Del Plata FF 2015 (Panorama de cine latinoamericano)