Completed - SPANISH, KAQCHIKEL - Horror, Drama - 93 minutes
Having made his name as a director who crafts works of great sensitivity and visual richness, Silver-Bear winning-director Jayro Bustamante is back with LA LLORONA, a tale of horror and fantasy, ripe with suspense, and an urgent metaphor of Guatemalan recent history and its unhealed political wounds
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Jayro BUSTAMANTE Writer(s) : Jayro BUSTAMANTE Cast : María Mercedes COROY Producer(s) : Jayro BUSTAMANTE (LA CASA DE PRODUCCIÓN), Gustavo MATHEU (LA CASA DE PRODUCCIÓN)
With the words “If you cry, I’ll kill you” ringing in their ears, Alma and her sons are murdered in Guatemala’s armed confliict.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.
Country(ies) : GUATEMALA, FRANCE
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Toronto - TIFF 2019 Contemporary World CinemaAmerican Film Market (AFM) 2019San Sebastian 2019 (Horizontes Latinos)Venice-days 2019 (Official Selection)Sundance Film Festival 2020 Spotlight