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Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

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

19767.81h 56m

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.

Directed by Felipe Cazals
Written by Tomás Pérez Turrent
Produced by Roberto Lozoya
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Top Cast

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Witness

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Lucas

Enrique Lucero

Enrique Lucero

Cura

A

Arturo Alegro

Ramón

R

Roberto Sosa Sr.

Julián

Carlos Chávez

Carlos Chávez

Miguel

G

Gerardo Vigil

Jesús Carrillo Sánchez

Jaime Garza

Jaime Garza

Roberto

Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

Presidente Municipal

G

Gerardo del Castillo

Manuel

Themes & Keywords

small townsuspicionbased on true storymurderpriestangerlynchingmountain climbingcollege student

About Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Canoa: A Shameful Memory is a history, crime, drama, thriller film released in 1976 exploring themes of small town, suspicion, based on true story, murder, priest, anger. Directed by Felipe Cazals, it stars Salvador Sánchez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Enrique Lucero. 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.

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