Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Name: Canoa: A Shameful Memory
Released: 1976-03-04

1976· 1h 56m· Crime· Drama· History· Thriller

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

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.

1976-03-04

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorFelipe Cazals

WriterTomás Pérez Turrent

ProducerRoberto Lozoya

Director of PhotographyÁlex Phillips Jr.

EditorRafael Ceballos

Full cast & crew (21 cast · 12 crew)

Details

Released1976-03-04

Runtime1h 56m

StatusReleased

StudiosSindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC) · Conacite Uno

LanguagesSpanish

CountriesMexico

Rating7.7/10 · 86 votes

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