Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1976)

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

Cast: Salvador Sánchez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Enrique Lucero, Arturo Alegro, Roberto Sosa Sr., Carlos Chávez, Gerardo Vigil, Jaime Garza, Sergio Calderón, Gerardo del Castillo, Alicia del Lago, Malena Doria

Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller

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