Noche De Fuego (2021) May 2026

Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño, Mayra Batalla Drama / Coming-of-Age Duration 110 minutes Language Spanish (often screened with English subtitles) Accolades

(released internationally as Prayers for the Stolen ) is a 2021 Mexican drama film directed by Tatiana Huezo . It is a powerful coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of systemic violence in rural Mexico. Core Content Overview Noche de fuego (2021)

The film follows three young girls—Ana, Paula, and María—growing up in a remote mountain village in Guerrero, Mexico dominated by drug cartels. Special Mention in the Un Certain Regard section

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Survival and the loss of innocence. To protect them from being kidnapped by the cartels, their mothers cut their hair short to make them look like boys and dig hiding holes in the ground for them to use when the "monsters" (traffickers) arrive.

It is loosely based on the 2014 novel Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement .