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La Llorona

Jayro Bustamante / GT, FR, 2019 / 97 min.

A retired general accused of involvement in genocide, a young Mayan woman and the revenge wreaked by a supernatural power: Jayro Bustamante’s third long feature film is based on Guatemala’s bloody past. The result is an original horror tale with political overtones.

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La Llorona has screened at several international film festivals including Venice, San Sebastián and London. The film received multiple awards, such as the Fedora Award for Best Film in the Venice Days section.

With short prefilm from Eye's collection

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Persons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains scenes of violenceScenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains foul language

Director

Jayro Bustamante

Production year

2019

Country

GT, FR

Original title

La Llorona

Length

97 min.

Language

Spanish

Subtitles

ENG or NLD

Format

DCP

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