Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Story Line

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.

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

Top Cast

Salvador Sánchez

Witness

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Lucas

Enrique Lucero

Cura

Arturo Alegro

Ramón

Roberto Sosa Sr.

Julián

Carlos Chávez

Miguel