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Prayers For the Stolen

  • Night of Fire (Working title)
All titles (6)
Feature Film | 2019-2021 | Drama | Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, USA

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Brief synopsis

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.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Ana Cristina Ordóñez GonzálezAna (child) [L]
Marya MembreñoAna (adolescent) [L]
Mayra BatallaRita [L]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyDariela Ludlow
2nd assistant cameraOliver Baune
Casting directorNatalia Beristáin
Casting directorGraciela Miguel Villanueva
Costume designerÚrsula Schneider Núñez
DirectorTatiana Huezo Sánchez
Actor coachFátima Toledo
EditorMiguel Schverdfinger
ComposerLeonardo Heiblum
ComposerJacobo Lieberman
ProducerNicolás Celis
ProducerJim Stark
Assistant-/ junior-producerCécile Tollu-Polonowski
Assistant-/ junior-producerMaya Scherr-Willson
Co-producerHelmut Dosantos
Co-producerJoslyn Barnes
Co-producerJamal Zeinal Zade
Co-producerViola Fügen
Co-producerBurkhard Althoff
Co-producerJosé Cohen Ovadia
Co-producerSusan Rockefeller
Co-producerRachel Daisy Ellis
Co-producerMichael Weber [1]
Co-producerDoris Hepp
Co-producerDanny Glover
Co-producerDan Wechsler
Production designerOscar Tello
ScreenwriterTatiana Huezo Sánchez
Literary sourceJennifer Clement
'Prayers for the Stolen'
'Prayers for the Stolen'
Sound designerLena Esquenazi
Marketing, public relationsPierpaolo Festa

Production companies

CompanyComment
Pimienta Films [mx]
Match Factory Productions GmbH
coproduction
coproduction
Desvia [br]
coproduction
coproduction
Bord Cadre Films Sàrl [ch]
coproduction
coproduction
Louverture Films [us]
coproduction
coproduction
Cactus Film & Video [mx]
coproduction
coproduction
Jaque Content [ar/us/mx]
coproduction
coproduction
ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de]
coproduction
coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
The Match Factory GmbH [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez2022Directors Guild - DGA Awards [us]
Outstanding Directorial Achievement - First Time
Outstanding Directorial Achievement - First TimeNominated
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez2021Zurich Film Festival [ch]
Feature
FeatureNominated
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez2021San Sebastián International Film Festival [es]
Horizontes Award
Horizontes AwardWinner
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez2021San Sebastián International Film Festival [es]
TVE-Another Look Award
TVE-Another Look AwardWinner
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez2021Festival de Cannes - Un certain regard [fr]
Special Mention
Special MentionWinner

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2022NetherlandsRotterdam Filmfestival
Section Harbour
Section Harbour
2022LuxembourgLuxembourg City Film Festival
2021AustriaViennale
2021SpainSan Sebastian Film Festival (Zinemaldia)
Horizontes Latinos
Horizontes Latinos
2021FranceFestival de Cannes
Un certain regard
Un certain regard

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
PremiereThursday, 15/07/2021Festival de Cannes - Un certain regard [fr]