El río y la muerte (1955)

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Mexican town, a long standing cycle of violent feuds between two families is explored. The film follows the men caught in this tradition of revenge and the consequences that come with it.

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What happens

The River and Death (Spanish: El río y la muerte) is a 1954 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza and directed by Luis Buñuel. The film is an adaptation of Miguel Álvarez Acosta's 1952 novel Muro blanco en roca negra (White Wall on a Black Rock). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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