**Between the childhood and adulthood.** The director's feature film debut. From Guatemala, selected to represent the Oscars in the previous year (2016), but did not make. The film was based on the real about a small Mayan family living closer to the active volcano slope working in the coffee plantation. A perfect depiction of hardship of life, but from the perspective of a teenager. The life between adulthood…
Ixcanul (2015)
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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María Mercedes Coroy
María
María Telón
Juana
Manuel Antún
Manuel
Justo Lorenzo
Ignacio
Marvin Coroy
El Pepe
Fernando Martínez
Policia
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What is Ixcanul about?
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…
When was Ixcanul released?
Ixcanul was released in 2015.
What genres does Ixcanul belong to?
Ixcanul is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in Ixcanul?
The cast of Ixcanul includes María Mercedes Coroy, María Telón, Manuel Antún, Justo Lorenzo, Marvin Coroy.