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Canoa (1976)

Drama History

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 true facts occurred in the town of Canoa in 1968.

Updated May 25 2020

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Runtime: 116 mins Rating: 8.0

Cast

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Lucas

Gastón Melo

Sacristan

Sergio Calderón

Presidente Municipal

Enrique Lucero

Cura

Guillermo Gil

Policia del ejercito

Manuel Ojeda

Hombre del pueblo

Salvador Garcini

(uncredited)

Carlos Chávez

Miguel