'' Ixcanul '' ( Kaqchikel for " volcano " ) is a 2015 Guatemalan drama film , a debut written and directed by Jayro Bustamante . It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize . The film was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated . It is the first film produced in the Kaqchikel language of the Mayan family
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
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