History ·Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · Mexico · 1976 · 1h 56m

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Canoa: memoria de un hecho vergonzoso

Canoa: A Shameful Memory poster
Director
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
Crew
Álex Phillips Jr. — Director of Photography Rafael Ceballos — Editor Tomás Pérez Turrent — Writer Roberto Lozoya — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Canoa: A Shameful Memory — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
small townsuspicionbased on true storymurderpriestangerlynchingmountain climbingcollege student
Key Collaborators
Felipe Cazals Director Álex Phillips Jr. Director of Photography Rafael Ceballos Editor Tomás Pérez Turrent Writer Roberto Lozoya Producer
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