7/5/2023 0 Comments Prayers for the stolen novel![]() The crude hideout could mean the difference between living and vanishing. The hole is for 9-year-old Ana (Ana Cristina Ordóñez González) to hide in when cartel men in their SUVs barrel up the winding roads to kidnap the town’s girls, even from the homes of families who work the poppy harvest for them. Before a single image is shown, we hear the short, anguished breath of what sounds like a child in distress, but is actually both a grade-school-age girl and her mom, digging a hole as fast as their hands can work the earth. ![]() In Tatiana Huezo’s evocative coming-of-age drama “Prayers for the Stolen,” a mountain town in Mexico under the thumb of the cartels is where girls have to reconcile the regular vicissitudes of growing up with the particular violence that hovers over them. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials. The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]()
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