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

Canoa: A Shameful Memory

7.9 / 10 7.9 1975 1h 56m
HistoryCrimeDramaThriller

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.

Directed by Felipe Cazals

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The people behind the story

Salvador Sánchez
Salvador SánchezWitness
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez CruzLucas
Enrique Lucero
Enrique LuceroCura
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Arturo AlegroRamón
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Roberto Sosa Sr.Julián
Carlos Chávez
Carlos ChávezMiguel
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Gerardo VigilJesús Carrillo Sánchez
Jaime Garza
Jaime GarzaRoberto
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