Prayers for the Stolen

"The film swings... from scenes of pastoral bliss to brutality, generating a narrative that, while unfocused, is nevertheless anchored by the tender and wounded performances by its adolescent cast."

"A complex, subtle, tender and heart-rending story..."

"A murky, mesmerising look at what it feels like to come of age in a place... where the adults are as powerless as the children."

"(It) is a film made of loosely connected scenes, the best ones floating between observation and storytelling, not unlike a dream."

"A tense drama and coming-of-age story, gripping in its authenticity..."

"(A) mournful look at life in the shadow of violence."

"A film vibrating with dread..."

"Huezo's thoughtful film is almost deceptively simple..."

"As a portrait of a besieged community carrying on as best it can, the film is keenly observed, its character observations lucid and engrossing."

"An intimate, tactile study of the fabric of female friendship set against a blood-stained backdrop of Mexico's cartel-based conflict..."

"A darkly dazzling dream of life in the cartel-blighted Mexican hinterlands."