Fireflies at El Mozote

Rita, a teacher from a small Salvadoran village, watches her world collapse in a single day. Soldiers surround El Mozote, promising peace but delivering only death. Her attempt to save the children becomes a flight through the jungle where every rustle could be the last. The fireflies that once lit her childhood nights are now the only witnesses to the horror. Based on the real events of 1981, when the Salvadoran army massacred hundreds of civilians, this is not a story of heroism but of survival, where hope flickers as fragilely as lights in the darkness. Director Alejandro Monteverde crafts a chronicle where personal tragedy intertwines with a nation's collective memory.