NOCHE DE FUEGO

PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN

By Tatiana HUEZO

HUBERT BALS FUND - INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM - as FIN

Drama - Completed 2021

In a mountain town in Mexico, three young girls take over the houses of those who have fled, dress up as women when no one is watching, and have a hiding place to remain safe from those who would take them away; but dark echoes of violence become an inescapable threat.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2021
Un Certain Regard Mention Spéciale
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, GERMANY, BRAZIL, QATAR
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 110 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Tatiana HUEZO
    • Writer(s)
    • Tatiana HUEZO
    • Producer(s)
    • Nicolás CELIS (PIMIENTA FILMS), Jim STARK (PIMIENTA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • 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.