The government sends an army to crush 300 villagers. Guess who breaks first.
Based on the novel Tomochic by Heriberto Frías; tells the story of the rebellion of the inhabitants of the village of Tomochi, Chihuahua, against the government of Porfirio Diaz in 1891. Mexico's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1976.
Cinematography
Desert landscapes that swallow hope whole.
Direction
Ortega lets silence do the killing.
Acting
Busquets embodies collapsing empire with sweaty grandeur.
Director
Gonzalo Martínez Ortega
Narciso Busquets
Gral. José Manuel Muriel
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Manuel Chávez
Aarón Hernán
Reyes Domínguez
Lina Montes
Antonia la Medrano
Jorge Humberto Robles
David Chávez
Martha Navarro
Clara Calderón
Ramón Menéndez
Cap. Genaro Chacón
Víctor Alcocer
José Ignacio Chavira
Oscar Morelli
Coronel Laureano Sortres
Fernando Balzaretti
Heriberto Frias
Bruno Rey
Cruz Chávez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in Chihuahua with actual Rarámuri extras whose ancestors survived the real massacre. Heavy.
Frías's novel invented the 'heroic resistance' version of Tomochic; this film cemented it in Mexican national memory despite flopping at the box office.
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