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Synopsis
In a solitary town nestled in the Mexican mountains, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground. Ana and her two best friends take over the houses of those who have fled and dress up as women when no one is watching. In their own impenetrable universe, magic and joy abound; meanwhile, their mothers train them to flee from those who turn them into slaves or ghosts. But one day, one of the girls doesn’t make it to her hideout in time.
- Screenplay:
- Tatiana Huezo
- Cinematography:
- Dariela Ludlow
- Sound:
- Lena Esquenazi
- Edit:
- Miguel Schverdfinger
- Music:
- Jacobo Lieberman, Leonardo Heiblum
- Cast:
- Mayra Batalla, Norma Pablo, Olivia Lagunas, Marya Membreño, Memo Villegas
- Production Company:
- Pimienta Films, The Match Factory Productions, Desvia, Bord Cadre films, Cactus Film & Video, Louverture Films
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Director's statement
When I made "Prayers for the Stolen", I wanted to portray childhood growing up under the constant shadow of violence. Through the story of three girls in a remote Mexican village shaped by drug trafficking and disappearance, I explored how innocence adapts to fear. The mothers teach their daughters how to hide, how to survive, how to remain unseen. I was interested in the quiet resilience of women and the fragile rituals that protect life amid threat. **The film ultimately reveals** how violence infiltrates daily existence, but also how tenderness, friendship, and imagination become forms of resistance.