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LA LLORONA

By Jayro BUSTAMANTE

ATERA FILMS - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline

Drama - Completed 2019

Festivals
& Awards

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

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- GUATEMALA, FRANCE
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Duration
- 97 mn
- Director(s)
- Jayro BUSTAMANTE
- Writer(s)
- Lisandro SÁNCHEZ, Jayro BUSTAMANTE
- Cast
- Sabrina DE LA HOZ, Margarita KÉNEFIC, María MERCEDES COROY
- Synopsis
- 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).