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Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras. The territory of modern Guatemala hosted the core of the Maya civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica; in the 16th century, most of this was conquered by the Spanish and claimed as part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence from Spain and Mexico in 1821. From 1823 to 1841, it was part of the Federal Republic of Central America.For the latter half of the 19th century, Guatemala suffered instability and civil strife. From the early 20th century, it was ruled by a series of dictators backed by the United States. In 1944, authoritarian leader Jorge Ubico was overthrown by a pro-democratic military coup, initiating a decade-long revolution that led to social and economic reforms. In 1954, a US-backed military coup ended the revolution and installed a dictatorship.From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala endured a bloody civil war fought between the US-backed government and leftist rebels, including genocidal massacres of the Maya popul... ()
Languages used in Guatemala: Spanish


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La Llorona(2019)

1h 37min | Thriller, Horror, Drama
3.2/5 (with 143 votes)

Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.

Exorcismo Documentado(2012)

1h 56min | Horror
3.7/5 (with 39 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

The Golden Dream(2013)

1h 50min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 62 votes)

A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.

Tremors(2019)

1h 47min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

A family man torn between the love for his family, the boundaries of religion and the freedom to choose whom to love.

Directed by Jayro Bustamante

Living on One Dollar(2013)

3.3/5 (with 39 votes)

How do 1.1 billion people around the world live on less than one dollar a day? Four young friends set out to research and live this reality. Armed with only a video camera and a desire to understand, they spend just 56 dollars each for 56 days in rural Pena Blanca, Guatemala. They battle E.Coli, financial stress, and the realization that there are no easy answers. Yet, the generosity and strength of their neighbors, Rosa, Anthony and Chino gives them resilient hope. They return home transformed and embark on a mission to share their new found understanding with other students, inspiring and challenging their generation to make a difference.

Directed by Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, Chris Temple

Ixcanul(2015)

1h 33min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 34 votes)

María, a 17-year-old Kaqchikel Maya, lives with her parents on a coffee plantation at the foot of an active volcano. She is set to be married to the farm's foreman. But María longs to discover the world on the other side of the mountain, a place she cannot even imagine. And so she seduces a coffee-harvester who wants to escape to the USA. When this man leaves her behind, María discovers her own world and culture anew.

Directed by Jayro Bustamante

Justicia para mi hermana(2013)

1h 9min | Documentary

The award-winning documentary film Justice for My Sister takes an intimate look at violence against women in Guatemala by chronicling the three-year journey of Rebeca as she tries to hold her sister's killer accountable. The film serves as the centerpiece of a transnational campaign to promote healthy relationships and denounce gender-based violence and femicide/feminicide.

La satánica(1973)

1h 30min | Drama, Mystery
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

She's got a sugar-daddy paying her bills, and while she's stringing him along, she meets somebody her own age that she reallytruly falls in love. And it turns out he's the son of her rich dude.

La gitana y el charro(1964)

2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Caravan of gypsies sets up camp outside an old-style Mexican hacienda.

The Boxcar Children(2014)

4.1/5 (with 10 votes)

Four orphaned and homeless siblings happen upon an abandoned boxcar, which, they furnish with all the comforts of home. Fearful that they will be sent to live with their grandfather they have never met, the children keep their new home a secret.

Ovnis en Zacapa(2015)

2.7/5 (with 3 votes)

UFO sightings are reported in northeastern Guatemala. Rober Daneri a frustrated college professor along with the production team of a sensationalist TV show embark on a supernatural journey across the thin boundary between blind faith, self-delusion and the unknown in search of truth.

Richelieu(2023)

1h 30min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A French-to-Spanish interpreter working for a food processing plant that hires seasonal workers from Guatemala is, at first determined to obey the sometimes excessive directives of the young boss, but she befriends the workers and tries to defend them against the exploitation they suffer.

Directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny
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Guatemala: Heart of the Mayan World(2019)

1h 7min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

From Sierra de las Minas to Esquipulas, explore Guatemala's cultural and geological wealth, including ancient Mayan cities and other natural wonders.

Puro Mula(2011)

1h 30min | Comedy, Drama
3.9/5 (with 12 votes)

Joel is a 28 year old slacker who gets up every morning to drink beer and play his guitar. His older sister interrupts his daily routine by asking him to take care of her 6 year old kid. Joel thinks he can handle it, but things get complicated when the kid disappears from the house.

Directed by Enrique Pérez Him

José(2020)

1h 25min | Drama
2.6/5 (with 10 votes)

José lives with his mother in Guatemala: a tough life in one of the world's most dangerous, religious, and impoverished countries. José is her youngest and favorite child, and her life is going to church and selling sandwiches. He spends his days on crowded buses and in the streets delivering food. Resigned and aloof, in free moments he plays with his phone and looks for random sex. When he meets Luis, José is thrust into a dimension of passion and pain and self-reflection that was previously unimaginable.

Cadejo Blanco(2021)

2h 5min | Drama, Crime
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

After her sister goes missing, Sarita, a working-class girl from Guatemala City, travels to the seaside town of Puerto Barrios to infiltrate a group of young gang members. As she risks her life to join the gang, Sarita becomes involved with her sister’s dangerous ex-boyfriend and gets closer to learning what happened to her sister.

Directed by Justin Lerner

September(2017)

1h 9min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

After a terrorist attack on Guatemala in the 1980's, a small child is left deaf and motherless. Now her father has to step up and take care of her by himself while the fear of inner armed conflict looms over the country.

Directed by Kenneth Muller - With Saul Lisazo

Sangre derramada(1975)

1h 29min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Our Mothers(2019)

1h 18min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Guatemala, 2018. The country is riveted on the trial of the military officers who started the civil war. The victims’ testimonials keep pouring in. Ernesto, a young anthropologist at the Forensic Foundation, identifies people who have gone missing. One day, through an old lady’s story, Ernesto thinks he has found a lead that will allow him to find his father, a guerillero who disappeared during the war.

Directed by César Díaz - With Armando Espitia

Martin & Margot(2019)

1h 33min | Comedy, Adventure, Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Martin and Margot are two writers traveling through Guatemala to find La Bestia, the mythological poet that brought them together. In their journey their relationship and future will be compromised by an unexpected pregnancy.

Finding Oscar(2016)

3.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Thirty years after a forgotten massacre that occurred during the Guatemalan civil war, a forensic scientist and prosecutor search for Oscar, a young boy who survived the horror.

Directed by Ryan Suffern

Collect Call(2002)

1h 22min | Drama

- No description / details available yet. -

Toque de Queda(2011)

1h 36min | Thriller, Drama, Horror
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In Guatemala, violence is contagious. The neighbors of Villas de La Esperanza, in fear of an eventual invasion of those infected by violence, arm themselves and patrol nights, risking their lives for the safety of their families. But battling violence with violence only spreads the contagion, and the neighbors will realise that the greatest danger is not what lurks outside their secure gated community. The real danger lies within. In Guatemala violence is contagious, and we are all infected.

Deadly Nightmare(1980)

1h 25min | Horror, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

When the Mountains Tremble(1983)

1h 23min | Documentary, History, War
4.8/5 (with 3 votes)

A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.

Directed by Pamela Yates, Newton Thomas Sigel - With Rigoberta Menchú

Gol De Plata(2022)

1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

The Beast(2010)

1h 17min | Documentary, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Each year, hundreds of Central American migrants try to cross the northern border of Mexico on the freight train known as the Beast. That trip is usually the most dangerous journey of their lives. On the road many lost their dreams, their body parts and even their lives. Crossing Mexico is their biggest challenge, here are victims of discrimination, violence and even murder. This film portrays the suffering of those people who travel in search of a better life.

El Tamalon Navideño(2018)

1h 17min | Comedy
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

It tells the story of Marta and Teresa, who will face each other in the "Tamalon Navideño" contest, to find out who prepares the best tamal. To win the award, they will put their friendship of years to the test.

Fotografías(2022)

The past of Pedro, a famous photographer, haunts him for several months, but everything changes when Javier, his brother, shows him what he discovered on a dating app.

Las Cruces, poblado próximo(2006)

1h 22min | War, Drama

Set during the civil war in 1980's Guatemala. A group of six men and a woman must find a way to work together to protect the village of Las Cruces from an impending military attack. The indigenous population of the area, inevitably is torn between their need to help and thoughts of fleeing, for self preservation.

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