Canoa

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

Mar 4 1976 Not Rated 1h 55m
Adventure, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

A group of local university employees arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on true facts that occurred in the town of Canoa in 1968.

Written by

Tomás Pérez Turrent

Directed by

Felipe Cazals

Cast

Enrique Lucero, Salvador Sánchez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Crew

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Production Countries

Mexico

Production Companies

Conacite Uno, Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC)

Languages

Español

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Modern Trailer)
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976) Original Trailer [FHD]
Featurettes
Guillermo del Toro on CANOA: A SHAMEFUL MEMORY
Scores
# of Votes
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Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
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