Canoa: A Shameful Memory
“A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico.”
1976•1h 56m•7.7•Released
HistoryCrimeDramaThriller
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
Director
Felipe Cazals
Writer
Tomás Pérez Turrent
Languages
Spanish
Studio
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
Cast
Salvador Sánchez
Witness
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Lucas
Enrique Lucero
Cura
Arturo Alegro
Ramón
Roberto Sosa Sr.
Julián
Carlos Chávez
Miguel
Gerardo Vigil
Jesús Carrillo Sánchez
Jaime Garza
Roberto
Sergio Calderón
Presidente Municipal
Gerardo del Castillo
Manuel
Alicia del Lago
Esposa de Lucas
Malena Doria
Ama de llaves del cura
Jorge Fegán
Comandante
Guillermo Gil
Policia del ejercito
Juan Ángel Martínez
Comisario
Production
Company
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)
Company
Conacite Uno
Producer
Roberto Lozoya
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