Canoa: A Shameful Memory(1976)

Name: Canoa: A Shameful Memory
Genre: History, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1976-03-04
Rating: 7.7

Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso

A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico.

7.7(86)1h 56m1976-03-04

HistoryCrimeDramaThriller

Overview

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
Writers:: Tomás Pérez Turrent
Producers:: Roberto Lozoya
Cinematographer:: Álex Phillips Jr.
Production:: Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC), Conacite Uno
Status:: Released