Ixcanul Page #3

Synopsis: María, a seventeen-year-old Mayan (Kaqchikel) girl, lives on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala. An arranged marriage awaits her, but her suitor must first spend months working in the city. It is a world María knows nothing of, but is forced to grapple with when problems arise.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jayro Bustamante
Production: La Casa de Production
  21 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
2015
93 min
$292,923
553 Views


thanks to the baby's breath.

Plant it with me.

Here, take it.

Let go of the coffin.

- Let me see her!

- Let go of it.

- I want to see her!

- Calm down.

Let her go.

What are you doing?

Your scar could get infected.

Let's go.

The piglets need care.

It doesn't matter!

You must see the baby's grave

so you can let her go.

What have you done?

Have you gone crazy?

This is a sin.

You opened the coffin!

- Where's the baby?

- He's not dead.

Forgive me, Lord,

for having been so blind.

It's our fault.

We weren't worthy of this gift.

Are you sending us this trial

to make sure we deserve

the blessing of a baby girl?

This isn't my daughter.

If it's true, Lord,

thank you for your generosity!

Thank you, our baby girl is alive.

Help us find her.

Let's go and look for her.

Thank you for your generosity.

Show us the way.

Please lead us to her.

Let's go find her.

Did you receive money?

I understand poverty.

Maybe it's difficult to feed the baby.

But tell me,

did you sell the baby?

What is he saying?

How's the mother?

I don't know.

We couldn't see her.

You keep her in custody.

Here is the hospital form

with the mother's fingerprint.

Everything is in order.

Why did you let them sign?

You speak Spanish.

One shouldn't sign this

without seeing a corpse.

They'll find the baby?

You know how things work.

You can file a complaint,

we'll open a case.

But the first suspect will be the mother.

She'll stay in custody.

And you'll be next.

The girl is still young,

she can have more children.

It's up to you.

Will they find the baby?

They are trying.

- What did she ask?

- She wants to leave.

Please help us find the baby! Mister!

Mister, please help us!

Mister.

Let me talk to him.

Mister.

Don't close your file.

Please don't go away! Help us.

Mister!

What are we going to do?

Don't let us down.

Help us find the baby.

You must help us.

You must help us.

Calm yourself.

You'll make things worse.

He's probably living

in the United States

in a big house with a garden,

like those in the magazine.

He must speak English by now.

She is a girl.

And she's too young to talk.

Even if she grows up far from the fields,

she inherited your fertile hands.

Don't worry, she'll survive anywhere.

You know she will.

I can't stay alone with three children.

I understand.

She'll recover little by little,

you'll see.

We are sure of that.

- She's a strong woman.

- So be it.

I have something

for you and your family.

That's for you.

Buy something

to make herself pretty with.

Thank you very much.

To Maria.

Thank you.

Cheers.

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Jayro Bustamante

Jayro Bustamante is a Guatemalan film director and screenwriter. He directed the 2015 film Ixcanul, which was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. He was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. more…

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