Prayers for the Stolen

Year

2021

Gender

Fiction Drama

Duration

110 ́
Screenplay and Direction
Tatiana Huezo
Production
Pimienta Films, The Match Factory, Desvia, Bord Cadre films, Louverture Films, Cactus Film & Video, Jaque Content, ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel

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.
Winner of Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes 2021
Winner of City of Athens Award and Golden Athena Award at Athens International Film Festival
Honorable Mention at Chicago International Film Festival
Best Mexican feature film Award at Guanajuato International Film Festival
Best director Award, Best Ibero-American Award and FIPRESCI Prize at Palm Springs International Film Festival
Roberto Rossellini Award at Pingyao International Film Festival
Horizon Award and TVE Otra Mirada Award at San Sebastián International Film Festival
Best Director Award at Stockholm Film Festival