La llorona

"I will kill you if you cry". Jayro Bustamante directs 'La llorona', co-production between Guatemala and France. María Mercedes Coroy, Julio Diaz, Sabrina de la Hoz and Margarita Kenéfic are the stars of this drama and horror movie located in Guatemala. In the armed conflict, Alma and her kids are murdered. Enrique, the general in charge of the assassination, is judged three decades later, but the trial is declared not valid. From that day, Enrique starts to hear someone crying at night. He doesn't know that la Llorona has awaken. Enrique's wife and son think he is losing his mind. What they don't know is that the new maid, whose name is Alma, is there to look for revenge. 'La llorona', inspired in the famous tale, was showed at the Venice Film Festival. and has been featured in a lot of film events, earning a great number of awards like best film at the Bergen International Film Festival, the audience award at Cineuropa or the special prize from the Jury at La Habana Film Festival. Jayro Bustamante, director of 'La llorona', was born in Guatemala in 1977. His first film was 'Ixcanul', a movie that won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. It was followed by 'Temblores', film that earned the Sebastiane Latino Award at the Festival de San Sebastián. Bustamante has made all of his three filmins through his production company, founded in Guatemala: La Casa de Produccion. In 'La llorona' he works again with María Mercedes Coroy, whose career took a big leap thanks to 'Ixcanul'.