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A list of films produced in Guatemala from the List of Latin American films: A ... (2008) Viva la crisis (2012) ... Guatemalan film at the Internet Movie Database
Gasolina (Gasoline) is a 2008 Guatemalan independent film written and directed by Julio Hernández Cordón.The film deals with dehumanization, lack of purpose and recklessness in Guatemalan youthfulness by following the exploits of three teenage boys who go out on a midnight joyride outside their housing project, stealing gasoline from other vehicles along the way.
Guatemala submitted a film for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] for the first time in 1994. [3] The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. [4]
Films shot in Guatemala (16 P) G. Guatemalan films (3 C, 2 P) P. Guatemalan film people (5 C) W. Works by Guatemalan filmmakers (1 C)
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Willy, nicknamed El Casper, is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and lives in Tapachula, a Mexican town near the border with Guatemala. He introduces a young boy into his gang, and the boy is given the nickname Smiley after a violent initiation. Casper later helps Smiley to complete this initiation by helping him execute a rival gang-member.
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It is the first Guatemala and Central America film ever presented in Venice Film Festival. [3] [failed verification] The film centers the experiences a young gay Guatemalan man who lives with his mother. [4] [5] The coming-of-age film grapples with the realities of being an LGBTQ+ person searching for love in a highly religious and homophobic ...