Ixcanul (2015)
- Directed by
- Jayro Bustamante
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Guatemala, France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 89 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Mayan woman living on a coffee plantation in Guatemala faces a crisis after becoming pregnant. The film follows her struggle within the confines of tradition and the looming presence of a nearby volcano.
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What happens
Ixcanul ([ʔiʃ.kʰa.nɯɬ], Kaqchikel for "volcano") is a 2015 Guatemalan drama film written and directed by Jayro Bustamante in his directorial debut. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated. It is the first film produced in the Kaqchikel language of the Mayan family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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