Ixcanul

6.720151h 33mReleased

Drama

Overview

María, a 17-year-old Kaqchikel Maya, lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foot of an active volcano. She is set to be married to the farm's foreman. But María longs to discover the world on the other side of the mountain, a place she cannot even imagine. And so she seduces a coffee-harvester who wants to escape to the USA. When this man leaves her behind, María discovers her own world and culture anew.

StatusReleased

Release Date2015-01-20

Runtime1h 33m

LanguagesEspañol

CountriesFranceGuatemalaNetherlandsSwitzerland

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1 total

Trailer

Ixcanul - Official Trailer

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Cast & Crew

María Mercedes Coroy

as María

María Telón

as Juana

Manuel Antún

as Manuel

Justo Lorenzo

as Ignacio

Marvin Coroy

as El Pepe

Fernando Martínez

as Policia

Reviews

Reno

Aug 10, 2017

7/10

**Between the childhood and adulthood.** The director's feature film debut. From Guatemala, selected to represent the Oscars in the previous year (2016), but did not make. The film was based on the real about a small Mayan family living closer to the active volcano slope working in the coffee plantation. A perfect depiction of hardship of life, …

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