Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 97 minutes
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Jayro BUSTAMANTE Writer(s) : Lisandro SÁNCHEZ, Jayro BUSTAMANTE Cast : Sabrina DE LA HOZ, Margarita KÉNEFIC, María MERCEDES COROY
With the words “If you cry, I’ll kill you” ringing in their ears, Alma and her sons are murdered in Guatemala’s armed conflict. Thirty years later, a criminal case is brought against Enrique, a retired general who oversaw the genocide. But he’s acquitted through a mistrial and the spirit of La Llorona is unleashed to wander the world like a lost soul amongst the living. At night, Enrique starts to hear her wailing. His wife and daughter believe he’s having bouts of Alzheimer’s-related dementia. Little could they suspect that their new housekeeper, Alma, is there to mete out the vengeance the trial did not. Premiered at Venice Film Festival (Giornati degli autori).
Country(ies) : GUATEMALA, FRANCE
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Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) 2019 (Official Section)Toronto International Film Festival 2019 (Contemporary World Cinema)El Gouna International Film Festival 2019 (Feature Narrative Competetion)SSIFF 2019 (Horizontes Latinos)Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival 2019 (World Cinema Special Screening)Bergen International Film Festival 2019 (Cinema Extraordinaire)Zurich Film Festival 2019 (International Competition)BFI London Film Festival 2019 (Competition)Gent International Film Festival 2019 (Official Competition)Cinema Akil Dubai 2019Chicago International Film Festival 2019 (International Competition)Sao Paulo Interational Film Festival 2019 (International Perspective)Le Giornate Della Mostra del Cinema 2019Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Sicilia 2019Tokyo International Film Festival 2019 (International Competition)Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2019 (Open Horizones)Cineuropa 2019 (Official Section )Stockholm International Film Festival 2019 (Open Zone Competition)Film from the South Festival 2019Kolkata International Film Festival 2019 (Innovage Inmovie Images)Peliculatina Film Festival 2019 (Cinéfilos)FILMAR en America Latina 2019Pantalla Latina Switzerland 2019Movies on War Film Festival 2019Cartagena Film Festival 2019La Habana International Film Festival 2019 (Official Section)Venice Film Festival 2019 (Venice-days Award)Bergen International Film Festival 2019 (Best Film exaequo)Cineuropa 2019 (Audience Award)Best Feature 2019 (Kolkata International Film Festival)FILMAR en America Latina 2019 (Audience Award)La Habana International Film Festival 2019 (International Press Award / Glauber Rocha, Special Jury Award, Best Sound)Miami Film Festival 2020 (Knight MARIMBAS Award )Sundance Film Festival 2020 (Spotlight)Global Dominican Film Festival 2020Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 (Contemporary World Cinema)Miami Film Festival 2020Pyeongchang International Peace Film Festival 2020 (Spectrum)Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2020 (Out of Competition: Focus South America)Quito International Film Festival 2020 (Closing Film)Latin American Film Focus Festival 2020 (Showcase)MOTELX Lisbon International Horror Film Festival 2020 (Room Service)Helsinki International Film Festival 2020 (Latin Film section)Praga International Film Festival 2020 (Panorama)