Canoa: A Shameful Memory 1976

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

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

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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.

Top Billed Cast

Salvador Sánchez

Witness

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Lucas

Enrique Lucero

Cura

Arturo Alegro

Ramón

Roberto Sosa Sr.

Julián

Carlos Chávez

Miguel

Release Date 1976-03-04
Runtime 1h 56m
Directors Felipe Cazals, Álex Phillips Jr., Manuel Ortega
Producer Roberto Lozoya
Writer Tomás Pérez Turrent