Director Justin Lerner‘s (The Automatic Hate, Girlfriend) “CADEJO BLANCO” follows Sarita, a working-class girl from Guatemala City, as she risks everything to uncover her missing sister’s fate. In a dangerous narrative set in Puerto Barrios, Sarita infiltrates a gang and confronts her sister’s ex-boyfriend. Premiering in select cinemas and on demand on August 23.
In Justin Lerner’s acclaimed crime drama Cadejo Blanco, a working-class girl from Guatemala City travels to a small coastal town to infiltrate a dangerous street gang after her sister goes missing. Sarita lives with her sister Bea in a working-class neighbourhood in Guatemala City. One night after a party, Bea doesn’t come home.
Convinced that her disappearance has something to do with Andrés, her sister’s dangerous ex, Sarita manages to befriend him and infiltrate his gang. Narrowly avoiding death at every turn, and with an unwavering determination in the face of the men who underestimate her, Sarita becomes increasingly involved with Andrés and the ruthless, violent world of his gang.
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As she searches for answers about what happened to her sister, she realises that the truth is a lot more complicated than she could have imagined. Cadejo Blanco premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
