Screen International invites you to a virtual FYC screening for the film Prayers For The Stolen

Official submission | Mexico

This screening is open to awards voters and industry professionals and will be available for 24 hours after the start time.

Prayers For The Stolen – Dec 12, 3pm UK time

In a solitary town nestled in the Mexican mountains, the girls wear boyish haircuts and have hiding places underground. Ana and her two best friends take over the houses of those who have fled and dress up as women when no one is watching.

In their own impenetrable universe, magic and joy abound; meanwhile, their mothers train them to flee from those who turn them into slaves or ghosts. But one day, one of the girls doesn’t make it to her hideout in time. Liberally adapted from Jennifer Clement’s eponymous 2014 novel.

The film debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in July 2021, going on to festivals including Melbourne, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastian and New York. It is Tatiana Huezo’s third feature, after 2011’s El Lugar Mas Pequeño and 2016’s Tempestad.