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Canoa

  • 19761976
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.6K
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Canoa (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 true facts occurred in the town of Canoa in 1968.
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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 ... Read allA 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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.6K
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POPULARITY
37,021
2,399
  • Director
    • Felipe Cazals
  • Writer
    • Tomás Pérez Turrent(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Enrique Lucero
    • Salvador Sánchez
    • Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Top credits
  • Director
    • Felipe Cazals
  • Writer
    • Tomás Pérez Turrent(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Enrique Lucero
    • Salvador Sánchez
    • Ernesto Gómez Cruz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Canoa (1976)
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    Enrique Lucero in Canoa (1976)
    Canoa (1976)
    Salvador Sánchez in Canoa (1976)
    Arturo Alegro, Jaime Garza, Rodrigo Puebla, and Roberto Sosa in Canoa (1976)
    Canoa (1976)
    Canoa (1976)
    Enrique Lucero in Canoa (1976)
    Arturo Alegro, Paco Mauri, and Roberto Sosa in Canoa (1976)
    Canoa (1976)
    Salvador Sánchez in Canoa (1976)

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    Enrique Lucero
    Enrique Lucero
    • El señor cura
    Salvador Sánchez
    Salvador Sánchez
    • El testigo
    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    Ernesto Gómez Cruz
    • Lucas García
    Roberto Sosa
    • Julián González Baez
    Arturo Alegro
    • Ramón Calvario Gutiérrez
    Carlos Chávez
    • Miguel Flores Cruz
    Jaime Garza
    • Roberto Rojano Aguirre
    Gerardo Vigil
    • Jesús Carrillo Sánchez
    Rodrigo Puebla
    • Pedro
    Manuel Ojeda
    Manuel Ojeda
    • El que trata de detener el linchamiento
    Malena Doria
    • Ama de llaves del cura
    Flor Trujillo
    • Sobrina de Pedro
    María de los Ángeles Rodríguez
    • Sabina, sobrina de Pedro
    Gastón Melo
    • El sacristán
    Jorge Fegán
    • Comandante
    Gerardo del Castillo
    • Manuel, el de los magnavoces
    Salvador Garcini
    Salvador Garcini
    • Linchador
    Sergio Calderón
    Sergio Calderón
    • Presidente municipal
    • Director
      • Felipe Cazals
    • Writer
      • Tomás Pérez Turrent(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Was shot in four and a half weeks.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Making 'Sólo con tu pareja' (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      El Pecador
      Written by Rubén Fuentes and Mario Molina Montes

      Performed by Javier Solís

    User reviews11

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    A Powerful Film
    This Film takes no concessions, it is certainly one of the most powerful films in cinematographic language, I've ever seen.

    Felipe Cazals has done an extraordinary job, previously to Canoa, he did a great documentary about the feelings of the mexicans regarding the foreigners but especially those who were involved in the Mexican life in one way or another.

    Cazals maybe tried to input that same kind of documentary-style to Canoa which makes the film more special since it doesn't follow the traditional standards on editing and screenplay.

    Highly recommended film that is not for those of weak guts, it has some violent scenes but it don't fall onto morbid stuff.

    Also, I highly recommend Felipe Cazals' films (except those of Rigo Tovar ones). it is certainly one of the greatest mexican filmmakers ever.
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    • el_master
    • Apr 17, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1976 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Nahuatl
    • Also known as
      • Canoa: A Shameful Memory
    • Filming locations
      • Faldas de la Malinche, Puebla, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Conacite Uno
      • S.T.P.C.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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