Ixcanul - Wikipedia
Ixcanul ([ʔiʃ.kʰa.nɯɬ], Kaqchikel for "volcano") is a 2015 Guatemalan drama film written and directed by Jayro Bustamante in his directorial debut. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, [1] where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. [2]
Ixcanul - amazon.com
Jan 17, 2017 · Ixcanul is the brilliant debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante, a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Mayans living on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. A mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable, this gorgeously photographed film.
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Review: ‘Ixcanul,’ From Luminous Ritual to Emotional Explosions
Aug 18, 2016 · More than a fable about the clash of tradition and modernity, “Ixcanul” is finally a painful illustration of the ease with which those who have can prey on those who don’t.
Ixcanul movie review & film summary (2016) - Roger Ebert
Aug 19, 2016 · A mesmerizing, understated tragedy set far from Iceland—but in a place shadowed by the same geological reality—“Ixcanul” is the first film made in the Kaqchikel Mayan language and was Guatemala’s entry into the Academy Awards last year.
Film Review: Ixcanul - Americas Quarterly
Feb 8, 2016 · Ixcanul is Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante’s first feature, in which he explores gender and indigenous issues to highlight the strength of Mayan women.
Realist Modes of Production and the Politics of Memory: Ixcanul …
In this chapter, I ponder how films made by non-Indigenous filmmakers might mitigate the ‘burden’ of representing indigeneity from a non-Indigenous site of enunciation and how fictional cinema can fulfil a socio-political function in the public sphere. Focusing on Jayro Bustamante’s Ixcanul, I argue that the film’s mode of production ...
Ixcanul 2015 (Central America) | Latin America Film
Dec 10, 2016 · Ixcanul (volcano) follows the story of a young woman, Maria, and her indigenous community in Guatemala. Her family and friends pick coffee beans for a living. Maria’s family arranges a marriage for her with Ignacio, the overseer of the plantation.
Director Jayro Bustamante of 'Ixcanul' on shooting in Maya on a ...
Jan 7, 2016 · “Ixcanul” (Volcano), the first feature film by 38-year-old Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante, has drawn attention at festivals and from critics for its captivating performances and its...
Review: Ixcanul - Slant Magazine
Aug 14, 2016 · Writer-director Jayro Bustamante’s Ixcanul begins with a 17-year-old indigenous girl, Maria (María Mercedes Coroy), and her mother, Juana (María Telón), getting a pig drunk on rum so it can get horny enough to mate with a gilt.
Movie Review: Ixcanul (2015) - The Critical Movie Critics
Writer-director Jayro Bustamante’s absorbing and revealing debut feature, Ixcanul, paints a disturbing portrait that crosses the fine line between tradition and exploitation in the name of the Guatemalan children sacrificed to uphold economical expectations among other considerations.