Country: Guatemala
Director: Jayro Bustamante
Cast: Maria Mercedes Coroy, Justo Lorenzo, Marvin Coroy & Maria Telon.
María lives in the Guatemalan highlands, with her parents who work in a nearby coffee plantation and her marriage is already fixed with the plantation's widower, Ignacio. Maria is attracted to Pepe, a fellow worker who plans to migrate to the United States.
Ixcanul means 'volcano' in the Kaqchikel language, and It's a coming-of-age story that deals with the teenager's issues. Awakening sexuality plays an important role in the movie when Maria, uses a giant tree as a sort of quick pleasure proves the point of her sexual desire. The tribal culture is fascinating in every manner, the traditional way to find out it's a boy or girl is one of the key thing used by the director of the film, Jayro Bustamante. Jayro Bustamante himself grew up in the Kaqchikel-speaking region of Guatemala’s highlands, and that's the main reason why every tiny little thing about the culture counts in the movie. Overall, It's an internationally acclaimed film that won many awards all over the world and was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
Verdict: Good
Director: Jayro Bustamante
Cast: Maria Mercedes Coroy, Justo Lorenzo, Marvin Coroy & Maria Telon.
María lives in the Guatemalan highlands, with her parents who work in a nearby coffee plantation and her marriage is already fixed with the plantation's widower, Ignacio. Maria is attracted to Pepe, a fellow worker who plans to migrate to the United States.
Ixcanul means 'volcano' in the Kaqchikel language, and It's a coming-of-age story that deals with the teenager's issues. Awakening sexuality plays an important role in the movie when Maria, uses a giant tree as a sort of quick pleasure proves the point of her sexual desire. The tribal culture is fascinating in every manner, the traditional way to find out it's a boy or girl is one of the key thing used by the director of the film, Jayro Bustamante. Jayro Bustamante himself grew up in the Kaqchikel-speaking region of Guatemala’s highlands, and that's the main reason why every tiny little thing about the culture counts in the movie. Overall, It's an internationally acclaimed film that won many awards all over the world and was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
Verdict: Good
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