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Ixcanul(Movie, 2015)

1h 33min | Genre: Drama
IxcanulRating: 3.4/5 (with 3434 votes)
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 where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated. It is the first film produced in the Kaqchikel language of the Mayan family. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Ixcanul

Silver Mirror Platino Award for Best First Feature Film

About Ixcanul

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, Guatemala
Plays in: Guatemala
Original language: Spanish (ES)
Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/04/2015 (World premiere: 01/20/2015)
Screenwriter: Jayro Bustamante
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ixcanul Volcano"
"Volcán"

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Other movies with this title: Ixcanul (US, 1942), Ixcanul (IT, 1950), Ixcanul (US, 1997), Ixcanul (DE, 2009), Ixcanul (DK/IS, 2011), Ixcanul (DE/MC/UA, 2018)

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