Rita, a 13 year old girl, runs away from her abusive father to the big city. She finds solace until she's placed in a safe house run by the State. Rita and her cellmates plots an escape that ends in a shocking act of violence.
Direction
Bustamante weaponizes magical realism against institutional horror.
Acting
Santa Cruz's silence screams louder than any dialogue.
Cinematography
Wings made of trash and faith — devastating visual poetry.
Director
Jayro Bustamante
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bustamante continues his trilogy on Guatemalan systemic violence (La Llorona, La Civil), using genre to make international audiences feel what local headlines numb.
The 'safe house' is filmed like a horror institution because it is one — Bustamante based interiors on real Guatemalan youth facilities where escape attempts are statistically met with violence.
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