Cannes-selected Spanish drama depicting life in a town at war, as seen through the eyes of three young girls as...
Cannes-selected Spanish drama depicting life in a town at war, as seen through the eyes of three young girls as they grow into adolescence.
In a mountain town, where corn and poppies grow the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground to escape the threat of being stolen. Ana and her two best friends grow up together, affirming the bonds of their friendship and discovering what it means to be women in a rural town marked by violence. Their mothers train them to flee death, to escape those who turn them into slaves or ghosts. They create their own impenetrable universe, but one day one of the girls doesn’t make it to her hiding place in time.
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96 %55 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
91 %43 reviewsAudience score rating
"The film swings... from scenes of pastoral bliss to brutality, generating a narrative that, while unfocused, is nevertheless anchored by the tender and wounded performances by its adolescent cast."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A complex, subtle, tender and heart-rending story..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A murky, mesmerising look at what it feels like to come of age in a place... where the adults are as powerless as the children."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"(It) is a film made of loosely connected scenes, the best ones floating between observation and storytelling, not unlike a dream."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A tense drama and coming-of-age story, gripping in its authenticity..."
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Decider
Decider"(A) mournful look at life in the shadow of violence."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A film vibrating with dread..."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Huezo's thoughtful film is almost deceptively simple..."
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Salon
Salon"As a portrait of a besieged community carrying on as best it can, the film is keenly observed, its character observations lucid and engrossing."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"An intimate, tactile study of the fabric of female friendship set against a blood-stained backdrop of Mexico's cartel-based conflict..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"A darkly dazzling dream of life in the cartel-blighted Mexican hinterlands."
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Variety
VarietyPrayers for the Stolen | Details
Award winner- Un Certain Regard Award - Special Mention, Cannes 2021
- Rating
- undefined strong language, sexual threat
- Runtime
- 110
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Brazil, Germany, Mexico
