IXCANUL
VOLCANO
2015,
Kino Lorber,
93 min,
Guatemala/France,
Dir: Jayro Bustamante
IXCANUL follows María, a young Mayan woman, who lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. María awaits her fated arranged marriage but an unplanned pregnancy sets off a series of events, each one more surprising and revealing than the next. Evocative of Werner Herzog films, Jayro Bustamante’s directorial debut captures the lush Guatemalan landscape and casts a brilliant group of nonprofessional actors. In Maya and Spanish with English subtitles.