Canoa: A Shameful Memory

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A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico.

Overview

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.

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