Movie
Prayers for the Stolen
Overview
Ana and her two best friends, Maria and Paula, navigate life in their oppressive countryside village. Whilst their families struggle in the poppy fields harvesting opium, the girls try to grow alongside the creeping terror of their cartel oppressors.
Details
- Release date
- 2021-09-16
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Pimienta Films, The Match Factory, Desvia Produções, Bord Cadre Films, Louverture Films, Cactus Film & Video, Jaque Content
- Country
- Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, United States of America, Argentina
- Original language
- ES
Cast
- Ana Cristina Ordóñez as Ana (niña)
- Marya Membreño as Ana (adolescente)
- Blanca Itzel Pérez as María (niña)
- Giselle Barrera Sánchez as María (adolescente)
- Camila Gaal as Paula (niña)
- Alejandra Camacho as Paula (adolescente)
- Mayra Batalla as Rita
- José Estrada as Margarito (niño)
- Julián Guzmán Girón as Margarito (adolescente)
- Norma Pablo as Luz
- Memo Villegas as Profesor Leonardo
- Eileen Yañez as Concha
Crew
- Tatiana Huezo - Director
- Tatiana Huezo - Writer
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