In the mountains of Mexico, where the landscape is as majestic as it is fraught with threats, Tatiana Huezo crafts a story of female resistance and the loss of innocence. Noche de Fuego (Prayers for the Stolen) is a sensory immersion into a universe where being a girl is a danger.
Adapting Jennifer Clement’s novel, Huezo moves from her mastery of documentary toward the writing and direction of a vibrant and painfully beautiful fiction. The film steers away from the explicit portrayal of violence to focus on the magic and loyalty that Ana and her friends build in adversity. It is a work that captures a raw truth that pierces the screen, elevating the bond between mothers and daughters as the final bastion of defense.
Awarded the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Horizontes Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, and recognized with the Best Director award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Noche de Fuego aligns with our vision of a Latin American cinema that is not afraid to walk the margins. It represents the search for necessary and powerful stories, where artistic sensibility is placed at the service of giving a voice to those whom violence attempts to silence.
Available on Netflix