directed by: Jayro Bustamante, year: 2015
actors: María Mercedes Coroy

Ixcanul is a 2015 Guatemalan drama directed by Jayro Bustamante. Set on the slopes of a volcano, it follows Maria, a young Quekchi Mayan girl on the threshold of adulthood. As tradition anchors her life, she confronts love, pregnancy, and agency in a changing world. The film observes a tight-knit community with restrained, intimate storytelling, blending personal awakening with social commentary on identity, modernization, and cultural negotiation.

Indigenous Cultures, Drama, Coming Of Age, Indigenous Cinema, Guatemalan Cinema, Social Realism