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) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | Guatemala United States |
| Language | Spanish |
Rita is a 2024 dark fantasy horror film written, co-produced, co-edited and directed by Jayro Bustamante. It stars Giuliana Santa Cruz as a 13-year-old girl who, fleeing from her abusive father, is trapped in an institution managed by the state from whence she plans to escape with her cellmates in a violent act.
The film is inspired by the 2017 tragedy.
It is the first feature co-produced between Guatemala and the United States. Rita had its world premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on 25 July 2024, where it won the best Cinematography Award.