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Prayers for the Stolen (2021)

Prayers for the Stolen poster
Original title
Noche de fuego
Directed by
Tatiana Huezo
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
16
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 191 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In a rural Mexican village, three young girls grow up amid constant danger from drug cartels. They learn to survive by hiding and disguising themselves, while navigating the threat of being stolen away.

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What happens

Prayers for the Stolen (Spanish: Noche de fuego, lit. 'Night of Fire') is a 2021 Mexican drama film directed and written by Tatiana Huezo, which adapts Jennifer Clement's novel Prayers for the Stolen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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