Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Canoa: A Shameful Memory 3a572m

1976 "A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico."
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
Canoa: A Shameful Memory

Canoa: A Shameful Memory 3a572m

7.8 | 1h56m | en | History

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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Released: March. 04,1976 | Released Producted By: Conacite Uno , Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC) Country: Mexico Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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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.

Genre

Crime

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Cast

Sergio Calderón

Director

Álex Phillips Jr.

Producted By

Conacite Uno

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Álex Phillips Jr.
Álex Phillips Jr.

Director of Photography

Federico Farfán
Federico Farfán

Special Effects

Manuel Ortega
Manuel Ortega

Assistant Director

Felipe Cazals
Felipe Cazals

Director

Roberto Lozoya
Roberto Lozoya

Producer

Alfredo Chavira
Alfredo Chavira

Production Supervisor

Gonzalo Gavira
Gonzalo Gavira

Sound Effects Editor

Sigfrido García
Sigfrido García

Supervising Sound Editor

Canoa: A Shameful Memory Audience Reviews 5g3gr

AboveDeepBuggy Some things I liked some I did not.
Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
TeenzTen An action-packed slog
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
FilmCriticLalitRao For a knowledgeable viewer, there is no doubt that "Canoa" has become a major classic film due to various artistic as well as political reasons. It was one of the first films in the history of Mexican cinema to show that even history especially historical events can be given a fictional form. While watching "Canoa" one can easily understand how Christian religion especially catholic church was unjustly misused for one's personal gains.The use of a local character to narrate important facts and story works very well for "Canoa". A viewer is able to get detailed visual information of events which were responsible for horrible lynching of some youngsters by an irate mob. Authenticity seems to be this film's hallmark as viewers are likely to feel as if tragic events had taken place in their midst. For this reason, Felipe Cazals chose to depict important events through a time prism. Lastly, there are moments when a human body can withstand any amount of blows. One such moment was shown in Canoa when a doctor is utterly surprised to find a victim of violence in good shape. Director Felipe Cazals has always made films which have cast a poignant look at negative aspects of Mexican nation. His films need to be discovered by viewers if they wish to learn more about Mexican society. Hence, for this reason any effort to appreciate Canoa can be called a good start.
csarcarranza_1 A person is able to change its judgment, a mob is already executing the sentence. In this movie, innocent people were judged as guilty of communism, which in certain places, is almost a declaration of allegiance to the devil. And the sentence was carried..There are no surprises on this film. From the first moment you saw the cover, you knew there was going to be murder. The main point of the movie is the way the murders occur, and for what reasons.You can see ignorance and fear at its peak here. At the front you will notice the liquor bottles in the hands of the killers. You will see the crowd with no mind of its own, but blindly charging against those the priest accuses.I personally find the scene where the mob enters Lucas's house the most terrifying. Several people start beating the young men, while their partners, who'll soon be victims, look at them, evidently terrified, noticing that they won't be able to do anything against the insane rage the villagers carry.They are dragged like animals, and then beaten by the entire crowd, who humiliates them, all the while yelling "Communists!" at them.This movie is sickening, but a must-see. It shows, very clearly- perhaps too clearly- the terrible dangers of fanatism, fear, and above all, ignorance.
jlms This movie is based in a real life story in which a group of students and university workers go on holiday and finish in a small town (Canoa) in the Mexican countryside. They look for a place to spend the night without being aware of what his happening around them until it is too late.The political climate is volatile: Mexico, 1968, leftist students have been protesting all around the country and the local priest is a megalomaniac afraid to loose his little power and completely paranoid about communism.What follows is the mob taking over under the directions of the local priest, with funest consequences for the unfortunate students.Very explicit violence, Disturbing scenes.Highly recommended.
Kerosene 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.