| Rita (2024 Guatemalan film) | |
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| Directed by | Jayro Bustamante |
| Written by | Jayro Bustamante |
| Produced by | Jayro Bustamante Jonathan King Gustavo Matheu |
| Starring | Giuliana Santa Cruz |
| Cinematography | Inti Briones |
| Edited by | Jayro Bustamante Gustavo Matheu |
| Music by | Pascual Reyes |
Production companies | Concordia Studio La Casa de Producción |
| Distributed by | Shudder (United States) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | Guatemala United States |
| Language | Spanish |
Rita is a 2024 dark fantasy horror film written, directed, co-produced and co-edited by Jayro Bustamante.[1] Starring Giuliana Santa Cruz as a 13-year-old girl who, fleeing from her abusive father, is trapped in an apartment managed by the State where she plans to escape with her cellmates in a violent act.[2] It is the first feature co-produced between Guatemala and the United States.[3]
Rita had its world premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on 25 July 2024, where it won the best Cinematography Award.[4]
- ^ Cruz, Keneth (2024-08-06). "Rita, la película de Jayro Bustamante que conecta el realismo mágico, la fantasía y el horror". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Rita: La historia de la niña que inspiró el personaje principal de la nueva película de Jayro Bustamante". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 2024-08-08. Archived from the original on 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Rita, una película con talento guatemalteco coproducida con Hollywood". Guatemala.com (in Spanish). 2024-07-28. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Rita gana premio a la mejor cinematografía Festival Internacional "Fantasía" en Montreal, Canadá". IberoNews (in Spanish). 2024-07-27. Archived from the original on 2024-09-26. Retrieved 2024-09-26.