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Ixcanul
2015 · Film · 93 min
Directed by Jayro Bustamante
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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What many people do not know is that the Maya are still around, mostly in Guatemala.
There's a recent movie about the challenges affecting modern Mayans called Ixcanul, watch it if you can.