Prayers for the Stolen

Winner
Horizons Award
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Nominee
TVE Otra Mirada Award
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner
Un Certain Regard ~ Special Mention
Cannes Film Festival
A magnificently lucid portrait of girlhood under siege, the film is a slice of life portrayal accentuated with unassuming visual poetry.

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Prayers for the Stolen

In a solitary town nestled in the Mexican mountains, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground. Ana and her two best friends take over the houses of those who have fled and dress up as women when no one is watching. In their own impenetrable universe, magic and joy abound; meanwhile, their mothers train them to flee from those who turn them into slaves or ghosts. But one day, one of the girls doesn’t make it to her hideout in time. Liberally adapted from Jennifer Clement’s eponymous 2014 novel.
R
Genre
Drama, Women and Film
Runtime
111
Language
Spanish
Director
Tatiana Huezo
Writer(s)
Tatiana Huezo, Jennifer Clement (novel)
Cast
Norma Pablo, Mayra Batalla, Alejandra Camacho
Awards:
Winner, Horizons Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Nominee, TVE Otra Mirada Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Un Certain Regard ~ Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival
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