Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1975)

Name: Canoa: A Shameful Memory
Genre: History, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1975-12-11
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Salvador Sánchez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Enrique Lucero, Arturo Alegro, Roberto Sosa Sr.

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.

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Released 1975-12-11 · 116 min · History, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Directed by Felipe Cazals

Cast

Salvador Sánchez as Witness
Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Lucas
Enrique Lucero as Cura
Arturo Alegro as Ramón
Roberto Sosa Sr. as Julián
Carlos Chávez as Miguel
Gerardo Vigil as Jesús Carrillo Sánchez
Jaime Garza as Roberto
Sergio Calderón as Presidente Municipal
Gerardo del Castillo as Manuel
Alicia del Lago as Esposa de Lucas
Malena Doria as Ama de llaves del cura
Jorge Fegán as Comandante
Guillermo Gil as Policia del ejercito
Juan Ángel Martínez as Comisario