Roots (1954)

Name: Roots
Director: Benito Alazraki
Released: 1954-09-01
Rating: 7
Cast: Beatriz Flores, Juan de la Cruz, Juan Cano, Rafael Ramírez, Conchita Montes

Drama

103 min

Plot Summary

Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.