#1156: BUSTAMANTE, Jayro: La Llrona (2019)
BUSTAMANTE, Jayro (Guatemala)
La Llrona [2019]
Director/Writers
La Llrona [2019]
Spine #1156
Blu-ray
A country’s bloody history stains the present in the Guatemalan auteur Jayro Bustamante’s transfixing fusion of folk horror and searing political commentary, inspired by the real-life indictment of the authoritarian Efraín Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity. A notorious, now aging former military dictator stands trial for atrocities committed against Guatemala’s Mayan communities. While battling legal repercussions and the people’s demands for justice, he and his family are plagued by a series of increasingly strange and disturbing occurrences, seemingly brought on by an enigmatic new housekeeper (María Mercedes Coroy). With a restraint that renders the film’s shocks all the more potent, Bustamante crafts a chilling vision of a nation reckoning with collective harms and the restless ghosts of a past that refuses to die.
96 minutes
Color
5.1 Surround
in Spanish, Ixil, and Kaqchikel
2:39:1
Criterion Release 2022
Color
5.1 Surround
in Spanish, Ixil, and Kaqchikel
2:39:1
Criterion Release 2022
Written by Jayro Bustamante and Lisandro Sánchez.
Bustamante was 42 when he wrote and directed La Llrona.
The Film
Bustamante was 42 when he wrote and directed La Llrona.
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by journalist and novelist Francisco Goldman.
Commentary
None.
Interview
With Bustamante.
Documentary
On the making of the film featuring interviews with cast and crew.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Ten-page wraparound featuring an essay by journalist and novelist Francisco Goldman.
Commentary
None.
Interview
With Bustamante.
Documentary
On the making of the film featuring interviews with cast and crew.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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