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Storyline

Ana and her two best friends, Maria and Paula, navigate life in their oppressive countryside village. Whilst their families struggle in the poppy fields harvesting opium, the girls try to grow alongside the creeping terror of their cartel oppressors.

Released

2021-09-16
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 50m
Genre

Drama
Status

Released
Language

Español
7.3
Production

Pimienta Films, The Match Factory, Louverture Films, Jaque Content, Desvia Produções, Cactus Film & Video, Bord Cadre Films, ZDF, ARTE, Hubert Bals Fund

Crew

Tatiana Huezo

Director

Jennifer Clement

Novel

Nicolás Celis

Producer

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Cast

Ana Cristina Ordóñez

Ana (niña)

Marya Membreño

Ana (adolescente)

Blanca Itzel Pérez

María (niña)

Giselle Barrera Sánchez

María (adolescente)

Camila Gaal

Paula (niña)

Alejandra Camacho

Paula (adolescente)

Mayra Batalla

Rita

José Estrada

Margarito (niño)

Julián Guzmán Girón

Margarito (adolescente)

Norma Pablo

Luz

Memo Villegas

Profesor Leonardo

Eileen Yañez

Concha

David Illescas

Maestro

Teresa Sánchez

Elena

Gabriela Núñez

Artemia

Daniela Arroio Sandoval

Doctora

Tiago Sann

Minero Joven

Andrés Chavero Medina

Joel

Nohelia Moreno Álvarez

Josefina

Edson Martínez

Hombre Narco 1

Alejandro Martínez Castillo

Hombre Narco 2

Olivia Lagunas

Zulma

Edilberto Medina

Soldado Joven

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Reviews for Prayers for the Stolen

A Review by badelf 7

Written by badelf on 2023-02-12

It seems like the English title was created just to pull at the heart strings - That was totally unnecessary. The acting is really impressiv... read more

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-16

Yikes but this is quite a difficult film to watch. It's centred around three teenage girls who live amidst the poppy fields of Mexico. "Ana"... read more

Yikes but this is quite a difficult film to watch. It's centred around three teenage girls who live amidst the poppy fields of Mexico. "Ana" (Maria Membreño) "Paula" (Alejandro Camacho) and "Maria" (Giselle Barrera Sánchez) try to live their lives as normally as they can, but the fact that their school teacher is leaving because he won't pay protection money to the drug pedlars gives us some indication of the society in which they live. Indeed, it's this teacher who raises the issue of a missing girl - and that enlightens us to the fact that once they reach a certain age, these young women have other "uses" and nobody dares speak out about it. The chronology flits between the current life of these three and their younger childhood and illustrates that for them, there is little hope of change unless they are prepared to leave - but that they don't want to do with out each other or their mothers (the fathers don't feature at all in this drama). The rather courageous role of motherhood is really well exemplified by Mayra Batalla's contribution as "Rita". A woman who treats her daughters first menstruation with a dread that the young girl does not yet appreciate the significance of. It's a beautifully photographed vicious circle, with the emphasis on vicious. There are attempts at government interventions, local troops stationed and helicopters depositing toxins on the flowers, but the thrust here from director Tatiana Huezo is of a cycle of depressing and dangerous inevitability that it is difficult to see a way out of. The three young actors perform evocatively here offering us quite emotional and poignant characterisations. They are not simply going to give up - but it's not that simple. Harrowing, yes, but it's clearly been written and presented offering hope for the girls and to raise some awareness of the fact that as long as the West keeps buying the stuff, these people will live in a modern day slavery that turns your stomach.

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A Review by badelf

It seems like the English title was created just to pull at the heart strings - That was totally unnecessary. The acting is really impressive. We've spent a huge amount of time in Mexico (due to the pandemic). This story is a truth in so...