TMDb Rating
7.8/10
82 verified votes
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)
HistoryCrimeDramaThriller
116 min
"A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico."
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
HistoryCrimeDramaThrillerFelipe CazalsSalvador SánchezErnesto Gómez Cruz1976
Director
Felipe Cazals
Top Cast
Salvador SánchezErnesto Gómez CruzEnrique LuceroArturo AlegroRoberto Sosa Sr.
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