Canoa (1976)

A group of students take a bus to go to a small town, in order to finish a professional practice. All of them are friends, and they decide to sing some modern songs, while the other ... See full summary »

Director:

Felipe Cazals

Writer:

Tomás Pérez Turrent

Stars:

Arturo Alegro, Julio Alejandro, Sergio Calderón

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Arturo Alegro	...	Ramón
Julio Alejandro
Sergio Calderón	...	Presidente municipal
Carlos Chávez	...	Miguel
Rodrigo Cruz	...	Tendero
Gerardo del Castillo	...	Manuel
Alicia del Lago	...	Esposa de Lucas
Malena Doria	...	Ama de llaves del cura
Jorge Fegán	...	Comandante
Salvador Garcini
Jaime Garza	...	Roberto
Guillermo Gil	...	Policia del ejercito
Ernesto Gómez Cruz	...	Lucas
Enrique Lucero	...	Priest
Juan Ángel Martínez	...	Comisario

Storyline

A group of students take a bus to go to a small town, in order to finish a professional practice. All of them are friends, and they decide to sing some modern songs, while the other passengers are trying to sleep. One of the passengers gets angry and shouts "stop rowing", so they shut up. But when they arrive in the town, and after knowing the incident, everybody treats them as if they were criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

student | small town | priest | mountain climbing | violence | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 March 1976 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Hetzjagd in Canoa

Filming Locations:

Faldas de la Malinche, Puebla, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conacite Uno, S.T.P.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Prejudices don't kill people, people with prejudices do.

This film is part of the beginning of the New Mexican Cinema, based in a true story and made like an example of the uncertain time in Mexico after 1968 and how can be influenced a entire town against a group of people whom their only sin was; be a student.