• Prayers For the Stolen

    Directed by Tatiana Huezo
    Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar | 111 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Prayers For the Stolen

    Directed by Tatiana Huezo
    Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar | 111 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Prayers For the Stolen

    Directed by Tatiana Huezo
    Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar | 111 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Prayers For the Stolen

    Directed by Tatiana Huezo
    Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar | 111 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  • Prayers For the Stolen

    Directed by Tatiana Huezo
    Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar | 111 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

In their small rural village in the mountains of Jalisco, teens Ana, Maria and Paula navigate growing up amid a landscape torn apart by drug cartels and the military in this lyrical debut narrative from acclaimed documentarian Tatiana Huezo.

In competition for the FIPRESCI Prize, Ibero-American Award and Young Cineastes Award.

film synopsis

Deep within the lush green hills outside San Miguel, where snakes, scorpions and other creatures lurk, grade-schooler Ana and her best friends Maria and Paula dig holes in the earth, small enough to crawl into and hide from the heavily armed soldiers that routinely invade their tiny village. Raised by single parent Rita (Mayra Batalla), Ana chafes against the strict rules her mother has put in place – no makeup, no eye contact and keep a shaved head in order to make herself a less enticing target to traffickers. As the trio’s friendship deepens into adolescence, the girls continue to maintain some sense of normalcy amid the chaos. But as the violence intensifies, Ana must confront the reality of what it means to be a young woman in a war zone, in this lyrical, emotionally powerful tale from acclaimed documentarian Tatiana Huezo.

film details

Director: Tatiana Huezo
Producers: Nicolás Celis, Jim Stark
Screenwriter: Tatiana Huezo
Cinematographers: Dariela Ludlow
Editor: Miguel Schverdfinger
Music: Jacobo Lieberman, Leonardo Heiblum
Cast: Mayra Batalla, Marya Membreño, Ana Cristina Ordóñez González
Original Language Title: Noche de Fuego
Country: Mexico/Germany/Brazil/Qatar
Language: In Spanish with English subtitles.
Year: 2021
Running Time: 111 minutes
Director Filmography: Tempestad (2018), The Empty Classroom (2015)
Awards: Special Mention: Un Certain Regard, Cannes Film Festival; Best Mexican Film, Guanajuato International Film Festival; Golden Athena Award, Athens International Film Festival
Primary Company: Netflix

Film Festival 2022