La Llorona
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 Maya 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.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 2K digital master, approved by director Jayro Bustamante, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interview with Bustamante
- Documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with cast and crew
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by journalist and novelist Francisco Goldman
New cover by João Ruas
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 2K digital master, approved by director Jayro Bustamante, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interview with Bustamante
- Documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews with cast and crew
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by journalist and novelist Francisco Goldman
New cover by João Ruas
Cast
- María Mercedes Coroy
- Alma
- Margarita Kénefic
- Carmen
- Sabrina de la Hoz
- Natalia
- Julio Díaz
- Enrique Monteverde
- María Telón
- Valeriana
- Juan Pablo Olyslager
- Letona
- Ayla-Elea Hurtado
- Sara
Credits
- Director
- Jayro Bustamante
- Written by
- Jayro Bustamante
- Written by
- Lisandro Sánchez
- Produced by
- Jayro Bustamante
- Produced by
- Gustavo Matheu
- Produced by
- Georges Renand
- Produced by
- Marina Peralta
- Associate-produced by
- Alejandro Colom
- Associate-produced by
- Didier Devers
- Associate-produced by
- Sophie Joos
- Cinematography by
- Nicolás Wong Díaz
- Production design by
- Sebastián Muñoz
- Costume design by
- Beatriz Lantán
- Costume design by
- Sofía Lantán
- Hair and makeup
- Aiko Sato
- Sound by
- Eduardo Cáceres
- Sound by
- Juan Pablo Huerta Estrada
- Edited by
- Jayro Bustamante
- Edited by
- Gustavo Matheu
- Music supervisor
- Herminio Gutiérrez
Trailer for La Llorona
