La llorona, directed by Jayro Bustamante
Type
Label
La llorona, directed by Jayro Bustamante
Language
spa
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
La llorona
Oclc number
1341684252
Responsibility statement
directed by Jayro Bustamante
Runtime
96
Summary
A country's bloody history stains the present in the Guatemalan auteur Jayro Bustamante's transfixing fusion of folk horror and searing political commentary, inspired by the real-life indictment of the authoritarian Efraín Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity. A notorious, now aging former military dictator stands trial for atrocities committed against Guatemala's Mayan communities. While battling legal repercussions and the people's demands for justice, he and his family are plagued by a series of increasingly strange and disturbing occurrences, seemingly brought on by an enigmatic new housekeeper. With a restraint that renders the film's shocks all the more potent, Bustamante crafts a chilling vision of a national reckoning with collective harms and the restless ghosts of a past that refuses to die. Spoken in Spanish, IXIL, and Kaqchikel with English subtitles
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Subject
- Crímenes de guerra -- Guatemala -- Historia -- siglo XX -- Teatro
- Horror films
- Spanish language materials
- Genocide -- Guatemala -- 20th century -- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- War crimes -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
- Genocidio -- Guatemala -- siglo XX -- Teatro
- Materiales en español
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- Crímenes de guerra -- Guatemala -- Historia -- siglo XX -- Teatro
- Horror films
- Spanish language materials
- Genocide -- Guatemala -- 20th century -- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- War crimes -- Guatemala -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
- Genocidio -- Guatemala -- siglo XX -- Teatro
- Materiales en español
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