Ixcanul

Ixcanul ([ʔiʃ.kʰa.nɯɬ], Kaqchikel for "volcano") is a 2015 Guatemalan drama film written and directed by Jayro Bustamante in his directorial debut. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated. It is the first film produced in the Kaqchikel language of the Mayan family.

Ixcanul
Film poster
Directed byJayro Bustamante
Written byJayro Bustamante
StarringMaría Mercedes Coroy
Maria Telon
Edited byCésar Díaz
Release dates
  • 7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) (Berlin)
  • 25 November 2015 (2015-11-25) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesGuatemala
France
LanguagesKaqchikel
Spanish
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