Episode 5

Prayers For The Stolen 5/5
by Jennifer Clement
dramatised by Jeff Young

Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows teenager Ladydi Martinez in the mountain village of Guerrero, Nr. Acapulco, Mexico, where being a girl is a dangerous thing and mothers disguise them as sons, hiding them in holes in the ground as the drugs cartels scourge the town, looking for girls to steal.
LadyDi is in Mexico City in prison for a crime she did not commit.

Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

More Info:- A timely drama series, as drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has recently escaped a Mexican prison for the second time,. Guzman is considered by US authorities to be "the most powerful drug trafficker in the world." He is also cited as the 14th wealthiest person in the world. This lyrical and atmospheric drama explores the effects of drug trafficking through the perspective of a teenage girl, LadyDi.