Where the Sun is Born

Overview

The story of the Maya People through four stories which allude to important moments in the in its history over the course of the last half millennium. The central protagonist in all these stories is a young woman named Maya who witnesses the invasion of her homeland and must run away to survive. Then living a nomadic existence as a refugee across the centuries she experiences the sufferings of her people resulting from the loss of her ancestral lands and increasingly her cultural traditions.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 16, 2013

Original language

English

Cast

Felipe Gómez,Juanita Puzul,Ajpú Nicho,Betzabé Simón,Walter Paz Joj,Juan Pablo Olyslager,Candelaria Hernández,Priscila Simón

Director

Elías Jiménez

Writer

Edgar Sajcabun

Producer

Inés Nofuentes,Hugo Koper

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3717634