Canoa: A Shameful Memory Poster

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

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

Starring: Salvador Sánchez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Enrique Lucero, Arturo Alegro, Roberto Sosa Sr.

Writer: Tomás Pérez Turrent

Release Date:
March 4, 1976
Ratings:
7.8 / 10
Director:
Felipe Cazals
Companies:
Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

Overview

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.