Roots
Raíces
1954 · 1h 43m · Drama · Mexico
Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.
Directed by
Benito AlazrakiWritten by
Benito Alazraki, Manuel Barbachano Ponce, Carlos Velo, María Elena Lazo, Fernando Espejo, José Miguel García AscotStory by
Francisco Rojas González6.3Smart score
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anthologybased on novel or bookbased on short storyindigenous cinemamexiconative people
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