The Heist

Name: The Heist
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1976-08-05
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 6.522
Cast: Manuel Ojeda, Salvador Sánchez, José Carlos Ruiz, María Rojo, Delia Casanova

August 5, 1976
Directed by
Felipe Cazals

In Mexico City's infamous Lecumberri prison, three drug-addicted convicts celebrate getting drugs from one of their the mothers. They are found out and locked up in the "apando," the dreaded punishment cell. Protests over the treatment of those held in the cell lead to a bloody confrontation.