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Jayro Bustamante's #Rita is based on the true story of Guatemala’s most harrowing tragedy — the orphanage fire of 2017, which took the lives of 41 girls — Rita shines a light on the brave orphans whose fight for survival inspired a nationwide outcry for justice and reform.
No stranger to films with sociopolitical resonance, Bustamante’s La Llorona examined the genocide against the indigenous Maya population amid the Guatemalan Civil War.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Guatemala_orphanage_fire
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/22/screaming-terror-teen-survivor-guatemala-childrens-shelter-fire
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-story-behind-the-fire-that-killed-forty-teen-age-girls-in-a-guatemalan-childrens-home
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/03/22/the-guatemala-fire-tragedy-shows-why-its-time-to-get-rid-of-orphanages/