Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
(Noche de fuego)
Country: MEX/GER/BRA/ARG/SW/US
Technical: col 110m
Director: Tatiana Huezo
Cast: Mayra Batalla, Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño
Synopsis:
Three girls grow up as friends within the fiefdoms of the drug cartels, their families either working on the open cast mine or scratching poppies for protection that seems more reliable than that of the army. Nevertheless, their education is sporadic and their mothers live in constant fear of their being abducted for prostitution by the cartels.
Review:
A subject that might seem more fitting for documentary than a fictional feature film, since it provides abundant circumstantial detail concerning the lives of its largely defenceless female characters, but precious little dramatic material. Despite the impressive contributions of both young actresses playing Ana, the viewer risks finding himself either restless or asleep.
(Noche de fuego)
Country: MEX/GER/BRA/ARG/SW/US
Technical: col 110m
Director: Tatiana Huezo
Cast: Mayra Batalla, Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño
Synopsis:
Three girls grow up as friends within the fiefdoms of the drug cartels, their families either working on the open cast mine or scratching poppies for protection that seems more reliable than that of the army. Nevertheless, their education is sporadic and their mothers live in constant fear of their being abducted for prostitution by the cartels.
Review:
A subject that might seem more fitting for documentary than a fictional feature film, since it provides abundant circumstantial detail concerning the lives of its largely defenceless female characters, but precious little dramatic material. Despite the impressive contributions of both young actresses playing Ana, the viewer risks finding himself either restless or asleep.
(Noche de fuego)
Country: MEX/GER/BRA/ARG/SW/US
Technical: col 110m
Director: Tatiana Huezo
Cast: Mayra Batalla, Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño
Synopsis:
Three girls grow up as friends within the fiefdoms of the drug cartels, their families either working on the open cast mine or scratching poppies for protection that seems more reliable than that of the army. Nevertheless, their education is sporadic and their mothers live in constant fear of their being abducted for prostitution by the cartels.
Review:
A subject that might seem more fitting for documentary than a fictional feature film, since it provides abundant circumstantial detail concerning the lives of its largely defenceless female characters, but precious little dramatic material. Despite the impressive contributions of both young actresses playing Ana, the viewer risks finding himself either restless or asleep.