Film

Canoa: A Shameful Memory 1975

Directed by Felipe Cazals

  • History, Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 116 min

Rotten Tomatoes86%IMDb7.8

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.

HistoryCrimeDramaThrillersmall townsuspicionbased on true storymurderpriestangerlynchingmountain climbingcollege student

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