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Director:

Felipe Cazals

Writers:

José Agustín (writer)
José Revueltas (writer)

Release Date:

5 August 1976 (Mexico) more

Genre:

Drama more

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Awards:

1 win more

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Life in a Mexico City jail. more (3 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Salvador Sánchez ... Albino
José Carlos Ruiz ... El Carajo
Manuel Ojeda ... Polonio
Delia Casanova ... La Chata
María Rojo ... Meche
Álvaro Carcaño ... Teniente
Luz Cortázar ... madre del Carajo
Ana Ofelia Murguía ... Celadora

Sergio Calderón ... Oficial
César Sobrevals ... Celador
Gerardo del Castillo ... Policía
Adriana Rojo
Tomás Pérez Turrent ... Preso de la fajina
Max Kerlow ... Preso del suéter amarillo
Roberto Rivero
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Heist (International: English title)
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Runtime:

83 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Conacite Uno more


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Life in a Mexico City jail., 30 August 2002
Author: jlms from United Kingdom

This movie portraits life in the infamous jail of Lecumberri (now thankfully closed).

"El apando" is the name of the punishment cell where the inmates are sent when they brake the rules.

The inmates are abused, the concept of human rights is non existent.

The inmates are no heroes, they certainly are guilty of different crimes, but the movie makes the point that perhaps their greatest crime is to have been poor.

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