Title:
La llorona / La Casa de Producción present ; a La Casa de Producción and Les Films du Volcan production ; written and directed by Jayro Bustamante ; screenplay by Jayro Bustamante and Lisandro Sánchez ; producers, Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu, Georges Renand, Marina Peralta.
ISBN:
9781681439884
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publication Information:
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Special features: 2K digital master; new interview with Bustamante; making-of documentary; trailer.
DVD, wide screen (2.39:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby Digital; surround.
Summary:
A country's bloody history stains the present in 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.
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Language Note:
Spanish, Ixil, and Kaqchikel dialogue; English subtitles; English subtitles for people who are deaf or hearing impaired (SDH).
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
Performer:
María Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina de la Hoz, Margarita Kénefic.
OCLC Number:
on1341684252
Availability:
South St. Paul - Kaposia~1
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