La Tirisia

Set in the ancient indigenous Mixteca region in Oaxaca, the film centers around women who must take drastic measures to ensure their future, distancing themselves from their own children in order to avoid losing their men. Cheba and Angeles got pregnant by the same man, Silvestre. Now Cheba's husband is back. Angeles's mother doesn't want her daughter to keep the baby. The two women need to decide what to do with their newborn children. Their situations cause them to be sick with Tirisia- an illness of the soul. This well-acted, female-centered drama is beautifully filmed with surreal and painterly cinematography and haunting landscapes often being used to convey emotions.