Something terrible is happening in class 3A at Calmecatl Junior High. No one can leave the classroom until the guilty party is found. This is the device that gives us a glimpse of the ethics, games, esthetics and eroticism of these girl-women. It is not easy to say what the subject is, there are so many: the discovery of sexuality, discrimination, chance, drugs, maternity, traditions, betrayals, power, love. A mural of a complex reality from the point of view of twenty-something women in the skin of 14 to 15 year old girls.
Mayan ancestral knowledge is kept by a Mayan old healer, Chiich an old woman, her granddaughter Yaakunah is heir to this knowledge . This is the basis for future medicine. She is distracted by her love interrest , Mateo. Chiiich curees of cáncer a girl of the town an this calls the attention of international pharmaceutical companies that want to make lots of money out of this, the old healer is ill, and Yacuna leaves to the city going after Mateo.
Chiich, an elderly Mayan lady, is the depository of great wisdom. Her granddaughter Yaakunah has inherited this knowledge. After healing a young girl in the village who suffered from cancer, she attracts the attention of international pharmaceutical companies.
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The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
A young man as he embarks on a quest to discover his true identity. Along the way, he unravels the fascinating history of the Konkani language, exploring its path through struggle, foreign invasion and exodus.
